(2020-12-15). Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants. aclu.org This piece was originally published in
(2020-12-15). The Border Patrol Is Cracking Down on Humanitarian Aid. thenation.com The Border Patrol Is Cracking Down on Humanitarian Aid…
(2020-12-15). As Johnson threatens UK's neighbours with gunboats, we revisit the lies underpinning the entire Brexit project. thecanary.co 
Prime minister Boris Johnson has reverted to 19th century
(2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org 
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.
(2020-12-15). Indian farmers go on a hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of agri laws. peoplesdispatch.org Leaders of 32 farmer organizations observed a day-long hunger strike at Delhi's Singhu border. Thousands of farmers are gathered at the borders demanding the withdrawal of three agricultural laws…
(2020-12-15). How Some Of America's Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing. popularresistance.org Westport, CT – A dirt field overgrown with weeds is the incongruous entrance to one of America's wealthiest towns, a short walk to a Rodeo Drive-like stretch replete with upscale stores such as Tiffany & Co. | But this sad patch of land is also the physical manifestation of a broader turf war over what type of housing — and ultimately what type of people — to allow within Westport's borders. | It started when a developer known for building large luxury homes envisioned something different back in 2014 for the 2.2 acre property: a mix of single- and multifamily housing that would accommodate up to…
(2020-12-15). Niger: UN gravely concerned for safety of refugees, following Boko Haram attack. news.un.org The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger's Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria.
(2020-12-14). [UPDATED] Venezuela Investigates Maritime Accident on Migrant Route. venezuelanalysis.com An estimated twenty died presumably travelling to Trinidad and Tobago in a small boat.
(2020-12-14). Explosion rocks Singapore-flagged tanker off Saudi port of Jeddah. middleeasteye.net 
Explosion rocks Singapore-flagged tanker off Saudi port of Jeddah | No claim of responsibility for blast but incident comes as Houthis rebels step up cross-border attacks | Mon, 12/14/2020 – 07: 34 | Last month, the Houthis said they struck a plant operated by Saudi Aramco Jeddah with a Quds-2 missile (AFP) | An explosion rocked a Singapore-flagged oil tanker off the Saudi port city of Jed…
(2020-12-14). Over 1.7 tons narcotics confiscated in SE borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — The border commander of the NAJA announced the confiscation of 1.700 tons of various drugs by the border guards of Sistan and Baluchestan province.
(2020-12-13). ICE Is Targeting Women in Sanctuary With Obscure Laws and Retaliatory Fines. truthout.org Around Thanksgiving, another letter from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrived for Hilda Ramirez at Austin, Texas', St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The federal immigration agency's latest correspondence informed Ramirez that she was being fined $59,126 as a "civil penalty pursuant to section 274D of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)." Essentially, the federal immigration agency was once again warning the Indigenous Guatemalan asylum-seeker of a gigantic fine for not compl…
(2020-12-13). 'Inhumane treatment': Turkey accuses Greece of migrant 'pushbacks' into Turkish waters. rt.com 
The Greek Coast Guard has been sending illegal migrants stranded on islands in the Aegean back to Turkish territorial waters, Turkey's Interior Minister has said, accusing Athens of "torture." | The Greek coast guards have been engaged in "torture and inhumane treatment every day," Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a Twitter post, addressing Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarachi. | Dear Minister Your Coast Guard units are leveling up the torture and inhumane treatment everyday. | Watch your forces engaging…