Rise by Sobhna Poona

Surreal dawnjoltsfrom restless dreamssnow falls onblackened boughsand vacant playgroundswhere hopes burgeoned beforewe fell asleep toexploding lies frominvading bombsmemories splinterday – night – candlelightwe brace for the menaceof mad men and missileswhen daylight comeswe will collect flowerswalk with our dogshug strangers andstrum chordson the tendrils of springwhere hope flowsin swathes of yellow and blue

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“Alligator Alcatraz” to be model for ICE state-run detention centers – Kristi Noem

Photo credit: CBS News Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said the dreaded “Alligator Alcatraz” will remain as a model for state-run migrant detention centers.  KWTX reports that she said she hopes to launch a handful of similar detention centers in multiple airports and jails across the country, in the coming months. The Department of…

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Poland extends border controls with Germany, Lithuania…

Photo credit: Euro News Poland is in the process of extending temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania until October 4. YeniSak reports that the Polish action is due to continued concerns over irregular migration, according to Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski.\He said the regulation had been submitted to the European Commission for a formal notification. He stated that…

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Bangladeshi men arrested in India!

Photo credit: NDTV Delhi Police claimed on Monday to have foiled a major security breach attempt at Red Fort. The Week reports that five Bangladeshi immigrants were arrested for “forcibly trying” to enter the historic monument. ,  The men, aged between 20 and 25, all worked as labourers in the national capital.  The police said they had…

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Songs by Adewale Sobowale

In the night; We do eat light; but so many never did lunch ever! At dawn, workers, and, even loafers, do get up from cots, leaving wives forlorn! Muraina wakes muezzin, Gebu is a Christian, Owonikoko a traditionalist, Jafojo, a free thinking spirit! All are united, in this business, of making concrete jungle of our cities!…

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Britain allocates 100m Pounds to strengthen border security!

Photo credit: unn.au The British government has allocated 100 million pounds to strengthen border security and combat criminal gangs involved in smuggling people across the English Channel.  UNN reports that the funding will support a pilot project of an agreement with France and other initiatives to deter the flow of illegal migrants. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, stated…

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