Migration

How the Biden administration might undo some of Trump's immigration policies

January 19, 2021

The incoming Biden administration has said it will overturn policies such as the bilateral agreements the Trump administration made with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to keep asylum-seekers away from the US-Mexico border.

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Senate begins Biden cabinet hearings; Mexico urges US immigration policy reform; American woman allegedly steals Pelosi laptop for Russian intelligence

The World

January 19, 2021

On inauguration eve, President-elect Joe Biden’s top national security cabinet picks are set for Senate approval hearings Tuesday.

UN rapporteur emphasizes responsibility to protect ‘vulnerable’ Hazaras

The World

January 18, 2021

The World’s Shirin Jaafari interviewed Fernand de Varennes, UN special rapporteur on minority issues, about the plight of the Hazara people.

Hazara community demands justice for slain coal miners in Pakistan

The World

January 18, 2021

ISIS took responsibility for the attack — the latest example of their systematic targeting of Hazaras in recent years.

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Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine's opposition party rejects Museveni win

The World

January 18, 2021

A judge in Russia has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny be jailed for 30 days. And, a large group of migrants from Honduras headed to the US were violently met with tear gas and batons early Sunday as they tried to make their way through Guatemala. Also, Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his party have dismissed the elections results as “fraud.”

Migration

Guatemala forces stall migrants with tear gas, batons

Associated Press

January 18, 2021

Guatemalan police and soldiers launched tear gas and wielded batons and shields against a group of Honduran migrants that tried to push through their roadblock early Sunday.

Every 30 Seconds

'Georgia, all eyes are on you': Activists galvanize Latino voters ahead of runoffs

The World

December 30, 2020

Since the 1990s, Georgia’s Latino community has grown steadily. Their votes could now make a difference in the hotly contested runoff races that will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the US Senate.

Every 30 Seconds

Now what? Young Latinos struggle post-election to find their place in US

The World

December 29, 2020

In Spokane, Washington, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez is met with cold stares when she speaks Spanish. With demographic changes and political shifts, many Latinos like Ramirez are now trying to find their place in a divided United States.

Every 30 Seconds

Two sides of a Mexican American family show how identity and politics diverge

The World

December 22, 2020

Marlene Herrera’s parents split up when she was young, and she divides her time between their households. While her father’s side supported Trump, her mother’s side mostly rooted for Biden.

Health

A therapists' network supports immigrants, advocates during pandemic

The World

December 22, 2020

The Latinx Therapists Action Network, with a presence in 20 US states, works with therapists committed to supporting immigrant communities and the movements allied with them.

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