Biden shuts down US-Mexico border
Border shutdown will go into effect immediately, barring asylum seekers from entering the United States
Texas law enforcement will be able to arrest immigrants on mere “suspicion” of crossing border
Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce law that permits state law enforcement agents to deport non-citizens, a power up until now only reserved for federal agents
Eagle Pass stand-off: what’s really behind the border dispute?
The Biden administration has worked to continue Trump’s border wall by any means necessary, including by waiving dozens of federal laws
Migrant health in Chicago suffers due to lack of planning and support
As migrants continue to arrive in Chicago, the city struggles to provide adequate shelter and health care for the new arrivals
Progressives in Cyprus condemn racist attack on migrants in Chloraka
Over a period of time, Chloraka has seen rising tensions between migrants, many of them from Syria, and far-right xenophobic sections within the local community. Progressive sections claim that the situation created in Chloraka is the result of a lack of a comprehensive migration policy
World’s richest city says “no more room” left for desperate migrants
New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams tells migrants fleeing violence and poverty “We have no more room in the city”
“A slave who cannot assume his own revolt does not deserve to be pitied,” says Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso
Captain Ibrahim Traoré denounced Western neo-colonialism, pledges an end to poverty and deadly mass migration from Africa
Leftist parties condemn EU-Tunisia agreement to curb migration
The Workers’ Party of Tunisia and the Italian leftist party Potere al Popolo said that Tunisia’s deal with the EU on migration and an upcoming agreement with the IMF are a “perfect pact between liberalism, authoritarianism and xenophobia”
Desperation at the US border
Thousands of migrants, driven by economic warfare waged by the US, find themselves in conditions of despair at the southern US border
In Italy, migrants and refugees take to the streets for peace and social justice
Migrants movements are calling for a two-day mobilization asking for peace, work, housing and the regularization of undocumented people
Pope Francis urges peace, vaccine access in 2021 Christmas message
The Pope centered those caught in overlooked tragedies in his annual Christmas address, continuing his commitment to progressive change and work with movements for justice
Alone Again: Migrant workers in India fight for survival
The migrant crisis is almost invisible due to unpreparedness on all fronts—vaccines, hospitals, medicines. It does not mean there is no crisis this year
- The People’s Forum condemns right-wing attempts to silence dissent and solidarity with Palestine
- Palestine solidarity protests in Morocco delay Maersk ship
- With mass protests across the country, movement against Trump’s agenda grows
- Children in Gaza charred to death as Israel strikes displaced people’s tents in designated “safe zone”
- Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform
