Tag: Migration
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Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants
Central America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States. That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving at the US border, and contributed to the supposed crisis that helped Donald Trump win…
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Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants
Central America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States. That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving at the US border, and contributed to the supposed crisis that helped Donald Trump win…
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Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A group of lawyers accused Panama of violating the rights of people deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s policy of sending migrants to cooperative…
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Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump?
United States President Donald Trump‘s administration has deported thousands of undocumented immigrants since taking office last month, in a crackdown that critics argue is violating immigrants’ rights to due process. During his first month in office, the Trump administration has deported 37,660 people, according to data from the US Department of Homeland Security, often to…
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Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal—if it will only seize this moment
Three times in the history of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today, there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a fourth such historic moment. If the country’s new coalition government under Friedrich Merz manages to seize the chance of this crisis, both…
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Merz Gets Off to a Zigzagging Start
“Grand” isn’t what it used to be. When Angela Merkel built her first “grand” coalition between her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) back in 2005, its parliamentary majority was 448 out of 614 seats. (In the first-ever postwar grand coalition, which ruled from 1966 to 1969, it was an overwhelming…
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Young asylum seeker’s dream to box for Ireland
BBC Mujeeb Rahman, 18, fled war-torn Afghanistan when he was just 13 and now lives in Derry A young asylum seeker who fled war-torn Afghanistan when he was just 13 has said his dream is to fight for his country – in the boxing ring. Mujeeb Rahman’s life in 2019 – a year when more…
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Trump Administration Live Updates: News on Mass Firings, Deportations and White House Memes
Trudeau thumbs his nose at Trump as Canadians revel in a hockey victory. Video transcript transcript Team Canada Fans Boo During U.S. National Anthem At hockey and basketball games, fans jeered during “The Star-Spangled Banner” after President Trump’s past taunts and economic threats toward Canada. [music: “The Star-Spangled Banner”] You heard the people booing the…
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Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows
Politics / February 20, 2025 It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda. A screenshot from the White House’s video showing the deportation of an unidentified immigrant. (White House) After a month’s worth of vicious and empirically vacuous assaults on the basic operations of…
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Why Secretary Rubio Should Provide Grant Waivers for Urgent Human Rights Work on Iran
Even a short aid freeze can do great damage to programs that are vital to pressuring the Islamic Republic, keeping Washington abreast of developments inside Iran, and ensuring the safety of those fighting for freedom on the ground. When President Trump signed his executive order reevaluating U.S. foreign aid in January, Iranian dailies celebrated by posting headlines like…