Attorney General William P. Barr issued an order that could keep thousands of migrants seeking asylum in jail while they wait for their requests to be evaluated by a judge. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/asylum-facts-seekers-laws.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech
The Trump administration bars a critic of Israel from America. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/omar-barghouti-bds-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief
While climate change affects everywhere, some areas in America will be less affected than others. And some of those fortunate places, it happens, might be looking for people. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/climate/climate-migration-duluth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Agreement Allows 2,700 Children in Central America to Join Parents in U.S.
The children had previously been granted conditional approval to enter the country as refugees under an Obama-era initiative, until the Trump administration canceled the program. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/us/central-american-minors-settlement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Our Disgrace at the Border
The agony of the refugee and the posturing of showbiz politicians. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/opinion/border-crisis-immigration.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Hungry and Desperate, but Away From a Country in Chaos
Millions of Venezuelans have poured across borders into Colombia and other countries, fleeing repression, corruption and a collapsing economy.
Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People
With public concern about migration on the wane, the governing Law and Justice party is making opposition to gay rights a cornerstone of its campaigning. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/europe/poland-gay-rights.html?partner=rss&emc=rss