Saturday, December 21, 2024

Tag: immigrants

Trump suggests ‘one day of brutal police force’ to end crime,...

As Trump spreads baseless claims about rising crime, he calls for a day of violent police action targeting immigrants, prompting backlash and comparisons to authoritarian regimes.

US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley

The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.

DeSantis anti-immigrant law sparks mass worker exodus in Florida

The new law places harsh restrictions on undocumented immigrants.

Amid growing anti-immigrant hate, 8 killed as driver plows into group...

“I can only describe it as a hate crime. It was motivated by hate.”

Report details Biden admin’s ‘cruel and unnecessary’ jailing of asylum-seekers

"The Biden administration must alter course, stop jailing asylum-seekers and treating them as enforcement 'priorities,' [and] use its legal authority to release them."

We must stop family separation—and we can do it now

The Biden administration has tools it can use right now to put kids and families first in immigration policy.

Waiting at the border, migrants lean on tradition

One early afternoon, Sandra Vázquez sits on an old metal bench outside a bus station, next to two other women who, like...

France and UK sued for manslaughter after 27 migrants seeking help...

The lawsuit is meant to “bring the truth and the transparency on what happened.”

Temporary relief for millions of essential immigrant workers could be a...

Immigrant rights advocates will continue to take to the streets and pressure their elected officials to make good on their campaign promises for a pathway to citizenship.

Immigration cruelty goes beyond the border

Migrants are hit long before they migrate, before they reach the border, and often long after they cross it.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.