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The Italian port authorities have accused Sea Watch international of “having rescued too many people” and detained the vessel until further notice. 

Spain’s Canary Islands have calculated that more than a thousand would-be migrants have either died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach land in

Migrant deaths along the Southwest border have long been a fact of life in the region, but the latest available records show the deaths could be on the rise again.

“The number of deaths on the U.S.-Mexico border last year is significantly higher than in any year prior,” a U.N. immigration official says.

Recent weeks have highlighted the dangers that migrants face when attempting to travel across borders without legal documentation. In Texas last week, at least 53 people died in a tractor-trailer that lacked a functioning cooling unit — the worst known case of deaths from a single human trafficking incident in modern US history. Also last week, at least 30 migrants were left

The deaths of  50 migrants found in a semi-trailer truck in San Antonio on Monday night is believed to be the deadliest human smuggling incident on U.S. soil.

Syrian refugees in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan face an uncertain future amid economic hardship, hate speech and pressure to return. 

Experts say the cause for concern about the safety of the missing delegates will only grow the longer the investigation drags on.

The missing people are among the thousands of Haitians who have been desperately taking to the sea in the past few months.

Their disappearance remains a mystery and a source of anguish for relatives, who refuse to accept that a boat full of people could just vanish.