The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized $7.8 million in an initial wave of funding, part of $30 million in aid set aside for border communities in a $4.6 billion emergency aid package Congress approved in June that mostly went to federal agencies.
At least 250 migrant children have been moved from an overcrowded border station in the US state of Texas where they had been "locked up in horrific cells with an open toilet in the middle of the room", the media reported.
Portugal will take 10 migrants while Ireland and Romania have said they will take five migrants each, the sources said.
"I meant to say that local people should get preference (in employment). And this is everywhere. I did not say anything new. It is everywhere. Is it not so in Gujarat (that locals get preference in jobs)?," he told reporters.
In Bhopal, Nath had said, "Lot of industries are set up in which people from other states, like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, come to work. I do not want to criticise them, but the youth of Madhya Pradesh are deprived (of jobs)."
According to reports, over 1,000 migrants have arrived in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.
About a thousand migrants, including women and children, were still stranded on a border bridge hoping to enter Mexico legally via Guatemala.
Attack on North Indians continues in parts of Gujarat despite assurance from CM Vijay Rupani
Bihar Deputy CM demands Alpesh Thakor arrest over exodus of North Indians from Gujarat
North Indians continue to leave Gujarat, say they are beaten and threatened to leave the state
Never imagined this would happen in Gujarat, I consider North Indians as my brother, says Alpesh Thakor
The situation is under control in Gujarat, appeal to people to maintain peace and brotherhood. The culprit of the rape case was arrested within 24 hours. We will ensure severe punishment for the culprit: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani
Since the alleged rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district on September 28, six districts, most of them in north Gujarat, have seen sporadic incidents of violence against Hindi-speaking people.
Nitish Kumar condemns attack on North-Indian in Gujarat, urges govt to catch real culprits
Gujarat Rape: 342 held for violence as migrants from UP, Bihar force to leave the state
Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 people in the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, stranding them without food or water and forcing them to walk, under temperatures of up to 48 degrees Celsius.
IndiaTV Exclusive: Separatist force migrants to pelt stone at security forces in Kashmir (watch video)
The UN says at least 660 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean so far this year. Through the first four months of 2018, a total of 22,439 migrants reached European shores, with 4,409 of them arriving in Spain.
The office of the State Coordinator for NRC has made elaborate arrangements for people to check their names in the first draft at NRC sewa kendras across the state from 8 am on January 1. They can also check for information through SMS service.
To truly welcome migrants, host nations must know how many they can integrate, Pope Francis said on Tuesday.
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