Trump administration ramps up denaturalization process
Photo credit: CNN Revoking an immigrant’s citizenship has proven to be a costly and controversial…
Biden under knocks!
Rights Advocates criticised President Joe Biden of the United States for referring to an undocumented immigrant as an “illegal”.He was accused of echoing the dehumanising rhetoric of his predecessor, Donald Trump. Rights advocates and progressive lawmakers have long condemned the use of the term “illegal” to refer to human beings who do not have immigration…
BAM BAM L’AYO! WE’RE OVERFED!! – Adewale Sobowale
When I was a kid, I can still remember situations when I refused to eat. It normally happened when I was annoyed. Whenever that happened, my mother wouldn’t utter a word. She would have her meal, and for what I then thought was an overkill, she would begin singing, Bamubamu la yoAwa o mo p’ebiNpo’mo…
Israeli attacks on Palestinian aid seekers continue
Israel has not relented in its efforts to fire Palestinian civilians. Al Jazeera reports that its cameras captured some Israeli forces firing a crowd of Palestinians awaiting aid distribution at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City. The attack is noted to be the second since yesterday. It is also reported that an Israeli air attack…
US judge blocks new immigration law in Texas
A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden administration with a broad rejection of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration enforcement effort. U.S. District Judge David Ezra’s preliminary injunction pausing a law that…
Lords checkmate Rwanda plan!
The U.K.’s Upper House has passed five amendments on the Rwanda bill. If the amendments are ratified, it would make it harder for the lower house to declare Rwanda a “safe” country. It would therefore require the government to comply with domestic and in international laws. The amendments would also severely affect the main purpose…
Sheffield United 0-6 Arsenal; Match Report
A breathless, brutal display of attacking football saw us equal our record away win the Premier League for the second time in a matter of weeks. Following a 6-0 win at West Ham late last month, and a 5-0 hammering of Burnley in our last away league game, we were at it again at Bramall…
Nigerians deploy different strategies to survive as economic hardship kontinu to bite
Di rising cost of living dey push Nigerians to di point wey be say dem no know wetin to do again. Wit inflation wey don almost hit di highest in thirty years for January, almost half of di population dey live inside poverty now. Di money wey dem dey earn dey below $1 a day….
Trump’s claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data
When Donald Trump speaks at the southern border in Texas on Thursday, you can expect to hear him talk about “migrant crime,” a category he has coined and defined as a terrifying binge of criminal activity committed by undocumented immigrants spreading across the country. “You know, in New York, what’s happening with crime is it’s…
Trump administration ramps up denaturalization process
Photo credit: CNN Revoking an immigrant’s citizenship has proven to be a costly and controversial practice over the years, but the Trump administration says hundreds of people deserve to have their citizenship stripped anyway. USA Today reports that the plan calls for ramping up the previous rare denaturalization process as a part of a broader…
New poll shows Albertans in every region would rather stay in Canada
Photo credit: Edmonton Journal A new province-wide poll authorized by Vote to Stay showed a strong majority of Albertans in every area of the province support staying in Canada. The Edmonton Journal reports that the online survey of 2,000 eligible Alberta voters is tied for the largest publicly released poll on Alberta’s constitutional future, and…
Educational opportunities to be expanded for refugee students
Royal Holloway is collaborating with Mosaik Education, an international non-governmental organization working to close the gap in university access for refugees and people affected by crisis, and building educational opportunities for refugee learners. The University will join Mosaik’s Global Response Platform, which coordinates efforts across multiple UK universities and enables them to act together in response to crises affecting…
My APC!!! – Adewale Sobowale
APC is a good drug. A very good drug. Some thought it was just for head ache and body pains. But the drug has proved itself to be gbogbo’se, a drug for all seasons. It was the people of Ogun state that recognised it first. When they had the local government elections some time ago….
Ejika! Shoulder! – Adewale Sobowale
Most of us wouldn’t have made our modest achievements if we’d not been supported by others. But then, most of those that assisted us couldn’t have been able to if they too had not been fortunate to meet helpers. There’s something I’m not so proud about. It’s the fact that I’m not as fluent in…
Malaysia detains over 100 Rohingya refugees seeking shelter at UNHCR
Photo credit: Reuters Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers on Monday, who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes. All of the refugees outside the UNHCR were taken away with their belongings in four police trucks at…
Court blocks Zurich scheme to provide cash to undocumented migrants
Photo credit: Swissinfo The city of Zurich’s second attempt to provide financial assistance to undocumented migrants has failed in court. Swissinfo.ch reports that the Zurich Administrative Court has dismissed an appeal by the city council because the project contravenes higher-ranking law. The planned bridging and basic assistance scheme contravenes federal and cantonal law, according to the…
