Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents
Washington DC, US Reuters Nearly 1,000 migrant children separated at the US-Mexico border by the administration of former President Donald Trump have yet to be reunited with their parents despite a two-year effort by President Joe Biden. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday of the 998 children still separated, 148 were in […]
Haitians in the US feel pressure to sponsor friends, family back home
Reuters Haitians in the United States are facing enormous pressure to help family and friends under a US migration program announced last month that may help some people escape Haiti’s escalating violence but is also putting strain on the nation’s diaspora. Giubert St Fort, a South Florida resident from Haiti said he was inundated with […]
Smugglers put migrants in suitcases, empty water tanks, US prosecutors allege
Washington DC, US Reuters US authorities unveiled indictments on Tuesday of a lucrative human smuggling operation that allegedly included moving migrants in suitcases and water tanks from the US-Mexico border, as the Biden administration cracks down on groups fueling a record number of border crossings. Eight people, mostly US citizens, were indicted for their roles […]
US reports spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean
Miami, Florida, USReuters US authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean in recent months, officials said on Wednesday, promising to boost efforts to combat the trade that is fueling rampant gang violence in Haiti and rising crime in the region. The announcement follows several bloody outbreaks of gang violence […]
US to end COVID-era order blocking migrants at Mexico border
Washington DC, USReuters US health officials are planning to end a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy that has effectively closed down the US asylum system at the border with Mexico by 23rd May, a US official familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding that the decision had not yet been finalised. A draft notice by the […]
COVID-19 vaccines and the church: Some pastors fear talking about vaccines. Bishop Horace Smith sees them as a blessing.
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how some US churches have been actively involved in encouraging COVID-19 vaccines…
Expert in faith-based disaster management new leader of US Homeland Security centre
RNS An expert in public-private collaborations and disaster management has been named the new director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Marcus T Coleman, 35, held the role as an interim from 2017 to 2018 and was a special assistant for it from 2013 to 2016. He was appointed […]
US intel report warns of more violence by QAnon followers
Washington DC, US AP A new US intelligence report warns that adherents of QAnon, the conspiracy theory embraced by some in the mob that stormed the US Capitol, could target Democrats and other political opponents for more violence as the movement’s false prophecies increasingly fail to come true. Many QAnon followers believe former President Donald Trump was […]
Biden DHS nominee has “refreshing” meeting with faith groups about immigration, refugees
Washington DC, USRNS President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security held a roundtable meeting with an array of faith groups on Friday, a gathering participants described as “refreshing” and a shift away from the Trump administration’s combative relationship with religious organisations regarding immigration and refugee policy. The long list of attendees […]
ESSAY: SCIENCE, FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER MOST WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the importance of facts in making decisions…