EU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced the plan as he and his EU counterparts agreed in crisis talks to “immediately” tighten checks on Schengen’s external borders while they wait for deeper changes. “It’s a crucial change,” Cazeneuve told a press conference. “The European Commission has agreed to present, by the end of the year, a […]
Three more Syrian men with fake Greek passports arrested on Caribbean island as the extraordinary lengths five others went to in a bid to enter US amid ISIS fears is revealed
Three Syrians apparently attempting to sneak into the United States by traveling with fake Greek passports have been arrested on the Caribbean island of St Maarten, authorities said. The men were detained on November 14, but officials said they have not asked for asylum and it is not believed they are linked to any terrorist […]
UN Refugee Boss: Terrorist’s Passport Was PLANTED To Shift Blame To Migrants
The world reacted with horror to the terrorist atrocities in Paris last Friday, and then with shock as it was revealed at least one of the killers had slipped into Europe posing as a refugee with a fake Syrian passport. Conscious that this discovery would inflict reputational damage on the already unpopular wave of migrants […]
Juan Santamaría International Airport at a crawl with stricter passport checks
This might be the one time when it really doesn’t matter which line you’re in at the airport, none of them are moving. Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport was choked with lines of passengers on their way in and out of the country Friday as the Immigration Administration reportedly implemented stricter passport controls following […]
Trumpeter claims he was stopped at Gare du Nord station after passport set off Interpol alert
Detained: Musician Ibrahim Maalouf claimed he was temporarily held by police at Gare du Nord WAEL HAMZEH/EPA Ibrahim Maalouf was due to travel by Eurostar to London on Tuesday, November 17, in order to perform a sold-out show at the Barbican but feared he would be forced to cancel a day of work after missing […]
Honduras holds bogus-passport Syrians
Five Syrian men were held by Honduran authorities as they tried to reach the United States on doctored Greek passports. Police say the passports were stolen in Greece and the photographs later replaced with those of the Syrian travellers. Suspicions were roused during interviews with the group. A statement from Honduran authorities said they’ve now […]
