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Photo credit: the seatle times Migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border have reached a four-year low. AP reports that, however, days before the US election, in which immigration is a major issue, migrants have continued pouring into Mexico. Although US authorities are giving much credit to their Mexican counterparts for stemming the flow, organized crime…

Photo credit: Radio Canada The federal government has said it won’t interfere with Quebec’s new law allowing people to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID), though some doctors in the province are opposed. Source: CBC

Photo credit: CBC A final report into missing children and unmasked graves at residential schools is calling on the Canadian government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. Global News reports that the report also calls on the government to refer itself to the International…

Photo credit: Borneo bulletin A recent immigration crackdown aimed at curbing immigration violations in Brunei has led to multiple arrests. Borneo Bulletin reports that the Law Enforcement Division of the Immigration and National Registration Department’s Kuala Belait branch recently conducted two operations under Operasi Kabat JIPK 2024. The operations targeted worker accommodations and a construction site…

Photo credit: Al Jazeera Israel has passed a law banning the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA) from operating in the country. Reuters reports that the legislation which could impact the agency’s work in Gaza was passed on Monday. The lawmakers cited what they described as the involvement of some UNRWA staffers in the October 7,…

Photo credit: Rolling Stone Prosecutors in Philadelphia have sued to stop Elon Musk and his political group America PAC from awarding $1 million to voters in swing states, accusing the billionaire of “running an illegal lottery.” BBC reports that Lawrence Krasner, Philadelphia’s District Attorney, said in the lawsuit that “America PAC and Musk must be…

Photo credit: PBS Former President Donald Trump has pledged to dig up the 1798 Alien Enemies Act from the archives and the death penalty for migrants who commit violent crimes against American citizens or law enforcement officers in his anti-immigrant bid. The Times of India reports that while speaking at Madison Square Garden in New…