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Deportation Dilemma!
Photo credit: First post The legal and ethical debate surrounding the US administration’s policy of deporting certain Venezuelan migrants to a high-security prison in El Salvador has intensified following an appeals court decision upholding an injunction against the practice. The controversy highlights the tension between national security concerns and human rights, with strong arguments on…
Israel hits Beirut!
Photo credit: the Guardian For the first time since the signing of a ceasefire on Beirut with Hezbollah, Israel has conducted an airstrike on the Lebanese capital. The Guardian reports that huge smoke plumes rose from the site of the attack as residents reported hearing the explosion from the mountains surrounding the city. The strike…
Italy finds new use for Albanian camps!
Photo credit: Reuters The Italian authorities have upgraded their agreement with Albania. Azernews reports that they are now planning to use migrant camps in the non-Eu country as a transitory location for refused asylum-seekers before their final deportation to their home countries, according to Italian media. Under the new decree, the two centres in Albania…
A refugee family’s fight for the remains of grandmother!
Photo credit: Yahoo News UK The family of Hanna (surname undisclosed) has been shocked by her unexpected death. Wales Online reports that they now face a battle to have her body returned to them. The grieving family has been left navigating the painful process of safely transporting the remains of their grandmother in war-torn Ukraine…
Pakistan expels 213 Afghans!
Photo credit: Aljazeera Pakistan has expelled 213 Afghan nationals as part of its ongoing campaign against illegal immigrants. Pajhwok News reports that a total of 923 Afghan nationals were arrested in Rawalpindi on Thursday and 213 of them were repatriatied to Afghanistan. The report added that since the launch of the crackdown against illegal foreigners,…
Turkish student’s arrest sparks protests!
Photo credit: MSN Rumeysa Oziuk, a Turkish student was detained on Tuesday evening in Somerville, Mass., outside of Boston. CBC reports that she was accosted by masked and plainclothes agents in the latest Trump administration action against a foreign student who had voiced support for Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza. Her arrest came a…
Trump’s tariffs: Toronto council fights back!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Toronto city council has unanimously approved Mayor Olivia Chow’s plan to fight US tariffs, despite reservations expressed by some members that the measures were “performative”. It would do little to deter American trade aggression, according to them. Toronto Star reports that in a speech, Chow accused US President Donald Trump of launching a…


