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Migrants trying to reach Europe pushed to deadly Atlantic
Migrants wearing face masks sit on the deck of a police rescue boat as they arrive at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, after being rescued in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. More than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing in the Atlantic route so far this year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Migrants wearing face masks sit on the deck of a police rescue boat as they arrive at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, after being rescued in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. More than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing in the Atlantic route so far this year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A boy has his temperature taken as he arrives with others migrants at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, after being rescued in the Atlantic Ocean by emergency workers on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Migrants and asylum seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to European territory. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A boy has his temperature taken as he arrives with others migrants at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, after being rescued in the Atlantic Ocean by emergency workers on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Migrants and asylum seekers are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to European territory. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Two migrants sit on a fishing boat as people enjoy the beach in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Though migrant arrivals to mainland Spain via the Mediterranean Sea have decreased by 50% compared to last year, landings in the Canary Islands have increased by 550% and haven’t been this high in over a decade, raising alarms at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Two migrants sit on a fishing boat as people enjoy the beach in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Though migrant arrivals to mainland Spain via the Mediterranean Sea have decreased by 50% compared to last year, landings in the Canary Islands have increased by 550% and haven’t been this high in over a decade, raising alarms at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A police officer tells migrants and asylum-seekers to stop playing soccer due to coronavirus restrictions on contact sports in Gran Canaria island, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Migrants are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A police officer tells migrants and asylum-seekers to stop playing soccer due to coronavirus restrictions on contact sports in Gran Canaria island, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Migrants are increasingly crossing a treacherous part of the Atlantic Ocean to reach the Spanish archipelago near West Africa, in what has become one of the most dangerous routes to European territory. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Asylum-seekers Kassim Diallo and Yamadou Konaré of Mali walk next to the beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Kassim, 21, said “I risked my life like this because I was so sad. I have too many problems. But it’s not normal. A human being shouldn’t do this. But how else can we do it? It is tough there.” (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Asylum-seekers Kassim Diallo and Yamadou Konaré of Mali walk next to the beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Kassim, 21, said “I risked my life like this because I was so sad. I have too many problems. But it’s not normal. A human being shouldn’t do this. But how else can we do it? It is tough there.” (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Asylum-seekers pray next to their beds at the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Asylum-seekers pray next to their beds at the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A police officer inspects a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on Aug. 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. Police collected what was left behind as evidence: a wallet, a dozen cell phones, windbreakers and galoshes. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A police officer inspects a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on Aug. 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. Police collected what was left behind as evidence: a wallet, a dozen cell phones, windbreakers and galoshes. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Wet phones and other items are placed on the ground by police officers as they inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on August 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. Police collected what was left behind as evidence: a wallet, a dozen cell phones, windbreakers and waterproof boots. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Wet phones and other items are placed on the ground by police officers as they inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on August 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. Police collected what was left behind as evidence: a wallet, a dozen cell phones, windbreakers and waterproof boots. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Waterproof boots are placed on the ground by police officers as they inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Waterproof boots are placed on the ground by police officers as they inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Hady Baye, 31, rests in a bunk bed at the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Hady Baye, 31, rests in a bunk bed at the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Mamadou Patherazi, from Guinea, sits on a bunk bed of the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Mamadou Patherazi, from Guinea, sits on a bunk bed of the Modern Christian Mission Church in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The Modern Christian Mission is the main shelter for rescued migrants on the island of Fuerteventura. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Khalid, a migrant from Gambia, sleeps on a breakwater under a bridge in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The striking shift in migration back to the Canary Islands has raised alarms at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Khalid, a migrant from Gambia, sleeps on a breakwater under a bridge in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The striking shift in migration back to the Canary Islands has raised alarms at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Khalid, a migrant from Gambia, sits on a breakwater under a bridge in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. More than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing in the Atlantic route so far this year according to the International Organization for Migration. That's already more than the number of people who perished trying to cross the Western Mediterranean in all of last year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Khalid, a migrant from Gambia, sits on a breakwater under a bridge in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. More than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing in the Atlantic route so far this year according to the International Organization for Migration. That's already more than the number of people who perished trying to cross the Western Mediterranean in all of last year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Police officers inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on Aug. 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Police officers inspect a boat where 15 Malians were found dead adrift in the Atlantic on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Gran Canaria island, Spain. The 15 lifeless men were spotted inside a boat on Aug. 19 by a Spanish plane 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers, 92 miles) from the island of Gran Canaria. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Emergency workers carry a migrant’s body after being found dead by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service, at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Spanish authorities say that five migrants have died and 11 survived while trying to reach the Canary Islands, bringing to 20 the number of people who have lost their lives that week in the perilous migration route to Europe. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Emergency workers carry a migrant’s body after being found dead by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service, at the Arguineguin port in Gran Canaria island, Spain, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Spanish authorities say that five migrants have died and 11 survived while trying to reach the Canary Islands, bringing to 20 the number of people who have lost their lives that week in the perilous migration route to Europe. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A wooden boat carrying the remains of migrant belongings is seen at the Arinaga port in Gran Canaria island, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

A wooden boat carrying the remains of migrant belongings is seen at the Arinaga port in Gran Canaria island, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Some 4,000 migrants have reached the Canaries so far this year, the most in over a decade, raising alarm at the highest levels of the Spanish government. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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