The first plane carried Jewish immigrants from Iraq.

After 1882 she carried Italian immigrants to the United States.

The beating occurred after a 60-mile chase of a pickup truck carrying illegal immigrants.

She carried immigrants from Liverpool to New York for many years.

Railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship their commodity crops out to markets.

"There is no way I will permit my ships and scientists to stop and board vessels suspected of carrying illegal immigrants."

The next year saw the arrival of the Fortitude carrying more free immigrants to the settlement.

Initial concerns that the ship had been carrying illegal immigrants were dismissed when the contents of the hold proved to be rotting fish.

The first ship carrying immigrants arrived on 22 January - the Aurora.

Just this week the Minister for Justice has announced that he is going to prosecute taxi drivers who carry illegal immigrants.