At a church rectory in Boston, Haitian migrants place their hopes on hard work and helping hands
Boston, USAP When Ernseau Admettre decided to leave Haiti and head north with his young family in tow, very little was guaranteed. But the situation in his homeland, beset by poverty and gang violence, had grown so dire that a risky passage to and then across the United States’ southern border offered a kind of […]
Supporters scramble as US anti-trafficking funds are postponed
New York City, US Thomson Reuters Foundation The US Government has postponed an anticipated $US13.5 million grant to provide emergency shelter and housing for trafficking survivors, leaving their supporters scrambling for scarce funds for victim services. The money was approved two years ago but abruptly suspended in recent days without explanation, officials and supporters said […]