(2021-06-25). ACLU report highlights ICE brutality against hunger striking migrants under Obama and Trump. wsws.org Immigrants who went on hunger strikes to protest against the poor conditions in various detention centers were subjected to involuntary and invasive medical procedures including forced feeding and hydration.
(2021-06-25). Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO). rt.com 
Hundreds of migrants and activists have installed a makeshift camp outside the mayor's office in Paris, demanding that asylum seekers have a stable roof over their heads. | According to Le Parisien newspaper, more than 250 tents were set up outside the iconic Hotel de Ville, the seat of the city's government, on Thursday evening. Most of the people in the makeshift camp were said to have come from sub-Saharan Africa. | Charity Utopia 56, which helps migrants and which organized the event, said that around 300 single women and families, including dozens of small children, were residing in the camp. The group sa…
(2021-06-25). "Better Than Trump" Isn't Good Enough. End Deportation Now. truthout.org 
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden went to great lengths to establish the dramatic differences between himself and Donald Trump on immigration. Biden was very clear: He would reunite separated families, resettle 125,000 refugees and put privately run immigration detention centers firmly in the past. | Six months into his administration, immigration organizers are feeling whiplash. | The White House followed through on its promise of a 100-day deportation moratorium, but quickly abandoned the goals of its own executi…
(2021-06-25). Remember to Forget the Alamo. zcomm.org Mexico once had a problem with a local provincial government promoting illegal immigration from the United States into Mexico in order to engage in the illegal slavery of illegally trafficked people…
(2021-06-25). Supreme Court limits California Union Recruiting In Favor Of Property Rights. popularresistance.org In a blow to labor, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a decades-old California rule inspired by César Chávez that allowed union organizers to meet with farmworkers at their place of work. Commercial growers applauded the conservative court's ruling to uphold property rights while union representatives vowed not to be deterred. | Two agricultural producers filed suit after organizers with the United Farm Workers sought to access their property to speak with farmworkers. The plaintiffs in Cedar Point Nursery v Hassid, Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company, argued the California regulation requiring them t…
(2021-06-25). Laura Carlsen on Biden's Central America Policy, Greg LeRoy on Texas Corporate Subsidies. fair.org 
Protest in Union Square, New York (cc photo: Jim Naureckas) | This week on CounterSpin: "Biden Administration Ousts Trump's Border Patrol Chief,"
(2021-06-25). Greater Idlib: Financial Officer Of Turkistan Islamic Party Wounded In Assassination Attempt (Photos). southfront.org 
TIP terrorists in Syria's Greater Idlib. Illustrative image. | On June 25, the financial officer of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) was wounded as a result of an assassination attempt in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The terrorist, commonly known as "Sheikh Jawdat," was driving on a road in the vicinity of the town of Salqin near the Turkish border when his Hyundai Santa Fe SUV blew up. While he was severely wounded, his wife and child, who were with him at the time, sustained sli…
(2021-06-25). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…
(2021-06-25). Syria's last cross-border aid lifeline must stay open, insist UN humanitarians. news.un.org The imminent closure of the last cross-border aid lifeline to northwest Syria must be postponed beyond the 10 July deadline, UN humanitarians said on Friday, noting that no cross-line supplies had reached Idlib from Damascus, in 11 months.
(2021-06-25). Navy Deploying Warships in Indian Ocean Amid Peak in Tensions with China: Indian Defence Minister. sputniknews.com The war of words between India and China has started once again after New Delhi and Beijing accused each other of inciting border tensions in the eastern Ladakh region. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said that close deployments in Ladakh continue due to a military build-up instigated by China, a claim countered by China's foreign ministry.
(2021-06-25). Migración para las familias en tiempos de pandemia y reforma laboral con T-MEC. globalizacion.ca Uno de los temas centrales en la visita reciente de la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, son los avances en la operación de la reforma laboral mexicana, asunto central del T-MEC. Habría que recordar que sus preocupaciones -y de…
(2021-06-25). Pentagon Press Secretary Dismisses Incident with HMS Defender as 'Russians Trying to Spin Events'. sputniknews.com The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Wednesday that the UK destroyer HMS Defender had entered its territorial waters off the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea deliberately as a provocation, with a Russian border patrol vessel firing warning shots at the warship, as the British side repeatedly made contradictory statements about the incident.
(2021-06-24). Unaccompanied Children's Well-Being Must Come First at Fort Bliss and Across Texas. aclu.org "A Border Patrol facility is no place for a child," We could not agree more. | Border Patrol facilities hav…
(2021-06-24). Mexico Deports 89 Undocumented Cuban Migrants From the Country. telesurenglish.net This was announced on his Twitter account by Ernesto Soberón, general director of Consular Affairs and Cubans Residing Abroad (Daccre) of Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The U.S. government measures that prevent a regular and safe transit, encourage Cubans to migrate irregularly to U.S. territory, which puts their lives at risk. | RELATED: | Given the closure of U.S. consular services on the island and the arbitrary interruptio…
(2021-06-24). Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans and HIV+ Asylum Seekers Following Deaths. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement | Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence. Eight immigrant rights groups also sent a le…
(2021-06-24). Tim Kirby, Joaquin Flores — The Strategy Session, Episode 22. strategic-culture.org If white supremacy and 'systemic racism' were genuine problems, America would not be a major destination for migrant flows as it now is, Robert Bridge writes. Tim and Joaquin discuss his article.
(2021-06-24). End Trans Detention: Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans & HIV+ Asylum Seekers After Deaths, Neglect. democracynow.org 
Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence. Eight immigrant rights groups also sent a letter to the White House demanding the release of all transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS from immigrant detention centers. Jennicet Gutiérrez, a community organizer an…
(2021-06-24). Headlines for June 24, 2021. democracynow.org White House to Crack Down on Illegal Gun Dealers and Increase Police Funding, Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber Arrested at Nonviolent Protest Against Senate Filibuster, CDC Links COVID-19 Vaccines to Rare Cases of Myocarditis But Says Benefits Far Outweigh Risks, Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's Profane Social Media Post Was Protected Speech, SCOTUS Cuts Off Union Organizers' Access to Farm Workers in Major Defeat for Organized Labor, ICE Force-Fed Immigrant Prisoners Who Went on Hunger Strike Against Poor Conditions, U.N. General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Condemn U.S. Embargo on Cuba for 29th Time,…
(2021-06-24). Migrant children speak of horrifying conditions in detention centers set up by the Biden administration. wsws.org Children detained in federal custody face horrifying conditions including being deprived of edible food, clean drinking water, access to health care, education and legal support.
(2021-06-24). 'We Can't Wait': Thousands in DC Demand Bold Action on Climate, Immigration, and Jobs. commondreams.org "All of us have got to stand together and tell the billionaire class that our time is now," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
(2021-06-24). Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife — a new report details the changes. juancole.com 
By Bryan Shuman | — When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful Geyser almost certainly come to mind. Climate change threatens all of these iconic scenes, and its impact reaches far beyond the parks' borders. A new assessment of climate change in the two national …
(2021-06-24). Central Syria Insurgency: 60 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts As Terrorists Continue Their Attacks. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On June 23 and 24, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 60 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The Russian airstrikes targeted ISIS hideouts in: | The al-Bishri Mount on the administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern countryside of Ho…
(2021-06-24). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…
(2021-06-24). Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles Resigns. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Environment Minister Ricardo Salles resigned on Wednesday amid a Supreme Court probe over his role in stopping a police inquiry about illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. | RELATED: | Salles has been accused of allowing illegal goods exports, and it had been heavily criticized by activists for allowing deforestation to increase during his term. Last month the police raided some properties linked to…
(2021-06-24). Texas' Abbott Leads GOP Push for Trump-Style Border Measures. latinorebels.com In recent weeks, the Texas governor has rolled out get-tough plans and rhetoric not seen before even in Texas, where Republicans have spent a decade making border security the centerpiece of their agenda.
(2021-06-24). With 1,000 troops in Armenia, Azerbaijan and its Turkish ally hold military exercise on Armenian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With 1,000 troops in Armenia, Azerbaijan and its Turkish ally hold military exercise on Armenian border Azerbaijan and its "one nation, two states" big brother Turkey started tactical exercises on June 21 with troops from the garrison in the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan and from the Turkish armed forces. According to an Armenian news source …