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Gambia Immigration Authorities Intercept 27 Migrants at Barra–Jinack Crossing Point
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department said it had intercepted 27 people attempting to travel irregularly toward Europe through the River Gambia corridor at the Barra–Jinack crossing point on April 26, 2026.
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Migrant Boat From Gambia Reaches Mauritania as Authorities Assess Survivors
Sering Modou Njie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Gambians Abroad.
By Seedy Jobe
A migrant vessel that departed from Bakau on April 18 has arrived in Mauritania, where several passengers are…
Gambia Immigration Department to Launch Passport Enrollment Exercise in Spain and Italy
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has announced that its mobile biometric passport enrollment team will be deployed to Spain and Italy from April 27 to May 12, 2026, to facilitate the processing of…
131 Gambians Die on ‘Backway’ Routes to Europe as of April 2026—Migrant Activist Drammeh Reports
Ebrima Drammeh
By Makutu Manneh
Migrant rights activist Ebrima Drammeh has reported that 131 Gambian migrants have died while attempting to reach Europe through irregular migration routes—locally known as the…
GID Intercepts 109 Irregular Migrants Across Five Communities
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has intercepted 109 irregular migrants in a coordinated operation across five communities, as authorities continue efforts to curb attempts to use The Gambia as a…
Gambia Immigration Officers Detain 32 Suspected Irregular Migrants in Barra
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department said that it had detained 32 people suspected of attempting irregular migration to Europe during an operation in the town of Barra, on the country’s northwestern coast.
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Gambia Immigration Department Detains 107 Migrants in Coordinated Operations Across Five Communities
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) said it has detained 107 people suspected of attempting irregular migration, commonly referred to locally as “backway” journeys, in a series of coordinated operations…
Gambia Immigration Officials Warn of Dangers of Irregular Migration at North Bank Campaign
By Seedy Jobe
The Gambia Immigration Department on Saturday led an awareness campaign in the North Bank Region, bringing together local leaders, civil society groups, and students to confront what officials described…
Gambia Immigration Facilitates Repatriation of 33 Migrants
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department on Monday facilitated the voluntary repatriation of 33 non-Gambian migrants through the Amdallai Border Post in the North Bank Region, officials said.
The group included 16…
Immigration Officials Intercept 24 Migrants Attempting to Reach Europe
Suspected migrants
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Immigration Department said it had intercepted 24 people attempting to migrate irregularly by sea, in what is commonly known as the “backway,” underscoring the continued flow of migrants…