Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
Reuters Nearly 500 immigration and human rights organisations signed a letter urging the US Government to halt deportations of Haitians and expand migration protections as a devastating gang conflict escalates on the Caribbean island nation. The Haitian Bridge Alliance, a San Diego-based non-profit, published a letter on Wednesday together with 481 migration, human rights, religious […]
Arizona county faces ‘homelessness on steroids’ as migrant shelter funds run out
Washington DC/Tucson, Arizona Reuters An Arizona migrant shelter that has housed thousands of asylum seekers plans to halt most operations in two weeks when funding from Washington runs out, a problem for towns along the border where officials fear a surge in homelessness and extra costs. Arizona’s Pima County, which borders Mexico, has said that […]
Essay: US churches, non-profits should take advantage of billions of dollars available to go green
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says if there is money to help churches meet their moral obligation to reduce their carbon footprint and to encourage climate justice for marginalised communities, they should take advantage of it…
Essay: The overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II
In an article first published on The Conversation, OLIVIA TASEVSKI says the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans who lived in Hawaii has been largely omitted from the dominant narrative of Japanese American internment in the US during World War II…
Private group mounts evacuation of Americans from Ukraine amid Russian assault
Reuters A private volunteer group from Florida said it has launched an attempt to usher about two dozen Americans out of Ukraine in the first evacuation of US citizens since the country came under Russian military attack on Thursday. The rescue operation by the Tampa-based non-profit Project Dynamo began in Kyiv as Russian air strikes […]
US has seen proof of life for some kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, official says
Washington DC, USReuters The US Government has seen proof that at least some members of the group of American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month are alive, according to a senior Biden administration official. The official, who declined to be named, did not give further details. Signs on the door of the Christian […]
Ethiopia expels seven UN officials, accusing them of “meddling”
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia is expelling seven senior UN officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, two days after the world body’s aid chief warned a government blockade of aid had likely forced hundreds of thousands of people in the northern region of Tigray into famine. There has been increasing international criticism of […]
Pressed by US, Mexico hastens migrant expulsions with flights south
Mexico Ciry, MexicoReuters Under pressure from the US Government to contain illegal immigration, Mexico has been quietly flying thousands of undocumented migrants to the south of the country to expedite their departure, according to officials and migrants. The government said in late May it had carried out four return flights of migrants as it began […]
US ships more than 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Iraq
Washington DC, USReuters The US Government will ship just over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Iraq on Thursday, with the shots due to arrive in the Middle Eastern country on Saturday, a White House official said. A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in this […]
Indigenous residential schools: Uncovering US boarding school history makes for monumental task
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, of Associated Press, reports on the US Government efforts to uncover the troubled legacy of the nation’s policies related to Native American boarding schools…