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Report: 1,317 Migrants Die 2026, Pope Calls Ethics Crisis

6/11/2026

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Advocacy group Caminando Fronteras released a report on migrant deaths before Pope Leo’s Canary Islands visit.
The report records 1,317 migrant deaths in the first five months of 2026, including 142 women, 129 children, and 27 vanished boats.
Rights groups say migrants are using longer Atlantic routes to avoid intensified interdiction in Mauritania.
Pope Leo said the migrants’ plight challenges the ethical foundation of the international order.

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Advocacy group Caminando Fronteras released a report on migrant deaths before Pope Leo’s Canary Islands visit.
The report records 1,317 migrant deaths in the first five months of 2026, including 142 women, 129 children, and 27 vanished boats.
Rights groups say migrants are using longer Atlantic routes to avoid intensified interdiction in Mauritania.
Pope Leo said the migrants’ plight challenges the ethical foundation of the international order.