(2021-09-22). Stop the deportation of Haitian refugees! wsws.org Scenes of border agents on horseback charging and whipping defenseless Haitian immigrants on the US southern border have provoked shock and revulsion across America and around the world.
(2021-09-22). Sen. Schumer & other senior Dems urge Biden to stop expelling Haitian refugees, as UN says decision may violate international law. rt.com 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have condemned US President Joe Biden for deporting thousands of Haitian migrants gathered at the border, after the UN warned the move could run afoul of international law. | As Biden begins the mass expulsion of Haitian refugees — around 14,000 of whom have sgathered under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio in recent weeks, many fleeing natural disaster and political turmoil in their home country — members of his own party have rejected the decision as cruel, among them the Senate's top Democrat. | "The horrible treatment of these in…
(2021-09-22). Haitian migrants being released into US on 'very large scale' despite Biden's vow to send them back home — reports. rt.com 
Large numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who've arrived in the US in recent weeks are being released into the country, officials told the Associated Press, after the Biden administration pledged to step up deportation flights. | Haitian refugees have been released on a "very, very large scale" over the last week, one US official with "direct knowledge" of the situation
(2021-09-22). GOP Politicians Stand by US Border Patrol After Claims They 'Whipped' Refugees at Rio Grande River. sputniknews.com Footage emerged on Monday showing US Border Patrol agents on horseback deterring people from entering the US on the Rio Grande river in Texas. In the videos, BP agents were seen pushing people back into the river with what looked like whips, but the head of the DHS Mayorkas claimed that they were actually long reins.
(2021-09-22). UN refugee chief voices shock at images of deplorable conditions at U.S. border. ecns.cn The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Tuesday issued a statement on conditions and expulsions at U.S. border in Del Rio of Texas, saying that he was shocked by images of the deplorable conditions there.
(2021-09-22). US deportations of Haitian migrants could violate international law and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border where thousands of Haitian migrants continue to be stranded; protests by Herero and Nama peoples in Namibia ahead of a parliamentary vote on Germany's $1 billion deal in recognition of the 1904-1908 genocide; a ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court ordering the resettlement of families affected by encroachment drives in the city of Karachi; and Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech in the 76th UN General Assembly.
(2021-09-22). Saudi-led Coalition Strikes Kill Civilians As The Houthis Celebrate 7 Years Of Ousting Government. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | At least 5 civilians were killed in Saudi-led coalition shelling, airstrikes and fire on September 21st. | Yemen's al-Masirah TV network reported that a couple lost their lives when Saudi-backed fighters opened fire on them in an area of the Salh district of the southwestern Ta'izz province late on September 21st. | A civilian was also killed in Raqou area of the Monabbih district in northwestern province of Sa'ada, when Saudi border guards fired indiscriminate shots. | Ear…
(2021-09-22). To Fight the GOP's Radicalized Base, We Have to Push Left. truthout.org 
"Fascist ideologies really rely on systems of bordering and ordering, of deciding who has the right to life and under what conditions," says Harsha Walia. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Kelly Hayes examines the state of right-wing power in the United States, and engages with commentary from authors Shane Burley and Sarah Kendzior, writer and organizer Harsha Walia, and President of the Texas Civil Rights Project Mimi Marziani. | TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for…
(2021-09-22). Trump y Biden, una misma política contra los migrantes, sobre todo si son negros. globalizacion.ca Nada ha cambiado, sólo los nombres. Excusándose en un mandato de emergencia emitido en marzo de 2020 por su antecesor, el ultraconservador Donald Trump , y a contrapelo de sus promesas electorales, el presidente demócrata Joe Biden ordenó la deportación…
(2021-09-22). "Life Has Become Unlivable in Honduras": How Corruption & Drug Trade Fueled Migration to U.S. democracynow.org 
We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. "People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras," Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says. This comes less than six months after a federal court in New York sentenced Tony Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, to life in prison for drug trafficking and listed the president as a co-conspirator. We also speak with Adriana Beltr…
(2021-09-22). A Setback for Immigrant Rights. zcomm.org And a Reminder of Our Hollowed-Out Democracy…
(2021-09-22). Number of Immigrants Detained by ICE Has Increased 70 Percent Under Biden. truthout.org 
When President Biden first took office, the number of immigrants in federal custody was at a 20-year low. This was an opportunity to roll back the system, but Biden chose to maintain the status quo of previous administrations. Within a couple of months, jail beds started filling up again. In response, a coalition of groups is organizing a "Communities Not Cages"
(2021-09-22). Estados Unidos repatria migrantes haitianos, varados en la frontera con México. globalizacion.ca Las autoridades estadounidenses, tras cerrar parte de su frontera en Del Río ante la oleada de ciudadanos de Haití que procedentes de México habían instalado un campamento, repatrió en tres vuelos a más de 300 migrantes a Puerto Príncipe. | Se…
(2021-09-22). Headlines for September 22, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Address Climate Crisis, Pandemic at UNGA as Guterres Warns World "On Edge of Abyss", House Dems Pass Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Raise the Debt Limit, But Fate in Senate Is Precarious, Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren Intro Eviction Ban Bill as Housing Activists Rally in D.C., J&J Says Second Dose of Vaccine Increases Efficacy to 94%, Chinese City of 10 Million Goes into Partial Shutdown After Single COVID Case Confirmed, Mexican Authorities Target Haitian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Dangerous Conditions in U.S., Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Dems and Biden Establish Pathway to Citizenship, At Least…
(2021-09-22). Corruption and Drug Trade Fueled Honduran Migration to US. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Reuters | We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. "People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras," Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says. This comes less than six months after a federal court in New York sentenced Tony Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Her…
(2021-09-21). 'Unfathomable cruelty' at the border continues under Biden. therealnews.com 
This story was originally published by Progressive leaders and activists on Monday reacted with shock, disgust, and condemnation of an immigration system "designed for cruelty" toward migrants following the publication of photos showing mounted US Border Patrol agents using their horse reins like whips to round up Haitian asylum-seekers along t…
(2021-09-21). Border Patrol accused of 'unfathomable cruelty' for cracking whips on Haitians. nationofchange.org "It doesn't matter if a Democrat or Republican is president, our immigration system is designed for cruelty towards and dehumanization of immigrants," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(2021-09-21). Videos Show "Unfathomable Cruelty" of Border Patrol Against Haitians at Border. truthout.org 
Horrifying videos emerged Monday of Border Patrol agents on horseback cracking their whips at migrants and chasing, grabbing and nearly trampling Haitians seeking asylum at the border, sparking outrage and scrutiny from immigration advocates and progressives. | The migrants were crossing the Rio Grande river
(2021-09-21). Rep. Ro Khanna on Border Guards Whipping Haitians, U.S. Drone Strikes, Afghanistan & Ending Iraq War. democracynow.org 
We speak with California Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about border guards whipping Haitians, U.S. immigration policy, raising the refugee cap, investigating the full 20 years of the War in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
(2021-09-21). US Border Patrol Agents Whip And Corral Haitian Migrants. popularresistance.org Several reporters described the actions of Border Patrol agents mounted on horseback as using the reins of their horses to threaten migrants who had waded across the Rio Grande—which is exceptionally low at this point. The El Paso Times reported Monday that an agent "swung his whip menacingly, charging his horse toward the men in the river." | The refugees assembled in a makeshift camp under the freeway bridge on the US side of the river have been crossing back into Mexico to get food and other supplies, rather than risk crossing through lines set up on the US side of the camp by the Border Patrol and Texas…
(2021-09-21). Organized labor denounces violent expulsion of Haitian migrants. peoplesworld.org 
In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis for Haitians and other forced migrants, Fred Redmond, President of the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO wrote the following: Working people in the Americas face increasing levels of displacement due to extreme push factors such as political instability, natural disasters, lawlessness, violence, lack …
(2021-09-21). Washington And Kiev Start Provocative Drills On Russian Border. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe US continues to use Ukrainian soil as a base of military operations, generating unnecessary tensions in the region. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Despite its recent defeats in Central Asia and the Middle East, the US makes it clear that it will continue to maintain a strategy of global presence and ongoing tensions against its main geopolitical enemies. This week, US and Ukrainian troops began the first maneuvers in the new edition of the Rapid Trident, an annual military drill operated by the two countries in t…
(2021-09-21). Poland obliged to defend EU, NATO borders from Belarus: security chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 'Poland is obliged to secure the Polish-Belarusian border': statement Statement by Stanis≈Çaw ≈ªaryn, spokesman for Poland's security services chief: "…We are dealing with an attempt to use an artificial migration route to destabilize first the Belarusian-Lithuanian, Belarusian-Latvian and now mainly Belarusian-Polish border. Belarusian state structures are involved in bringing migrants to their territory, mainly from …
(2021-09-21). Report: Iran moves military to border in response to Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani, Turkish and Pakistani war games appear to prompt Iran to move infantry to border Iran appears to have moved infantry divisions and rocket artillery to its northwestern border with Azerbaijan amid indignation in Tehran at military exercises performed by the self-styled "Three Brothers" — Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan -and attempts by Baku to hinder …
(2021-09-21). "It's Not The Same Thing": Jen Psaki Asked Why Migrants Walking Across Border Don't Have To Show Vaccine Proof. southfront.org 
Originally published on ZeroHedge. After the earlier Biden-mandated vaccine requirement for federal workers and all armed forces branches, and with the…
(2021-09-21). Massive, Illegal Expulsion of Migrants from US. libya360.wordpress.com Countercurrents CollectiveIn a massive show of force, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mounted officers attempted to contain migrants as they crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, on September 19, 2021. Thousands of Haitian migrants have been arriving to Del Rio, Texas, as authorities attempt to close the…
(2021-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Whip Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden to Raise U.S. Cap on Refugee Admissions to 125,000 Per Year, Fears Grow of Coronavirus Superspreader Event at U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Leader Calls for Countries to Meet $100 Billion Climate Fund Commitments, Student Activists to Lead Global Climate Strike on Friday, U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass Toll of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Wealthy Nations on Track to Waste 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses This Year, Sudan's Government Says It Thwarted a Coup Attempt by Bashir Loyalists, Justin Trudeau Reelected as Canada's Prime Minister But Doesn't Win…
(2021-09-21). Black Leaders Call on President Biden to Grant Immediate Relief to Haitian Immigrants. latinorebels.com Representatives from leading civil rights organizations express outrage at treatment of Haitian and other Black immigrants at U.S.-Mexico border.
(2021-09-21). Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Biden Administration's Order to Deport Haitians as Illegal and Racist (Statement). orinocotribune.com By The Black Alliance for Peace — Sep 18, 2021 | When a white Fox News reporter used a drone to film the thousands of Haitian and other Black asylum seekers camped beneath a bridge spanning the Rio Grande and linking Del Rio, Texas to Ciudad Acuña, in the Coahuila state of Mexico, he immediately (and deliberately) brought a stereotypical image of Black migration: That of the teeming, African hordes, ready to burst the borders and invade the United States. Such images are as cheap as they are racist. And, typically, they erase the larger question: Why are so many Haitians at the U.S. border? |
(2021-09-21). Indestructible Brotherhood: Turkey, Azerbaijan launch war games near Nagorno-Karabakh border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish, Azerbaijani militaries launch joint drill in Nakhchivan The Turkish and Azerbaijani militaries launched a joint exercise in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Region on Monday. A group of Turkish soldiers arrived in the Nakhchivan exclave to take part in the Indestructible Brotherhood 2021 military drill, said an Azerbaijani Defense Ministry statement. The Turkish and Azerbaijani national …
(2021-09-21). In Shift, DHS Head Says Images From Border 'Horrified' Him. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Photos and video of a Border Patrol agent on horseback using his long leather reins to lash at Haitian migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border prompted expressions of outrage Tuesday from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who sought to explain away the action a day earlier during a visit to South Texas.
(2021-09-21). Campesinos Occupy Sugar Mill, Demand Government Answers. venezuelanalysis.com The producers pointed the finger at the private management for the plant's paralysis and vowed to "rescue" it.
(2021-09-21). In Targeting Haitians, Biden May Execute the Largest Mass Expulsion of Asylum-Seekers in Recent History. libya360.wordpress.com Ryan Devereaux Migrants, most from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Tex., on Sept. 21, 2021. Less than a year after entering office with vows to bring a new humanitarian approach to the nation's immigration system, the Biden administration is carrying out what could be the…
(2021-09-21). Are These Two Latino Members of Congress Legalization's Last Stand? latinorebels.com Two Congressional Hispanic Caucus stalwarts in the House of Representatives are tying their votes on Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget deal to immigration reform.
(2021-09-21). Mokhtar Mokhtefi: A Free Algeria Was Always Worth the Fight. truthout.org 
I would sit here at this table; Mokhtar would sit there [pointing]. And my friend, who lives across the courtyard, would see us through her window, talking for hours after dinner. Hours. Talking. One day in the hallway, she asked, "What in the world are you two talking about?" [Laughing] Mostly we were talking about Algeria…. | In 1951, Elaine Stein, a young Jewish radical from Hempstead, New York, moved to Paris and soon became involved with the impoverished and persecuted Algerian immigrant community there…
(2021-09-21). 1232 KMS: Seven Indian migrant workers head home during the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org The film documents the odyssey of a group of workers who, having been stripped of all income by the Modi government's pandemic lockdown, bicycle to their village in Bihar hundreds of miles away.
(2021-09-21). Agentes de EE.UU. dan trato humillante a migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net Autoridades de EE.UU. reiteran que deportarán a los migrantes a Puerto Príncipe o los llevarán a centros de detención.
(2021-09-21). Migración: Biden, más trumpista que Trump. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó la deportación expedita de miles de haitianos que buscan asilo en el país vecino apelando a un mandato de emergencia emitido en marzo del año pasado por su antecesor, Donald Trump, que…
(2021-09-21). Migrants Fear for Their Children. libya360.wordpress.com Countercurrents CollectivePeople trying to migrate to the U.S. tell their stories, which have been collected from media reports. Migrant Charlie Jean had crossed back into Ciudad Acuña from the camps to get food for his wife and three daughters, ages 2, 5 and 12. He was waiting on the Mexican side for a restaurant to…
(2021-09-21). DC Immigrant Rally Draws a Massive Number of Protestors, Few Journalists. latinorebels.com Asked by Latino Rebels for a crowd count, a rally organizer said, "I don't know, but this is way bigger than we expected."
(2021-09-21). Zionists Rewrite Palestine's Story. popularresistance.org Palestine – As these words were being written, the final two Palestinian freedom prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison were caught by the Israeli authorities. Palestine is still reacting to this courageous escape and the consequent re-capture of the six political prisoners who escaped and defied the entire Israeli security apparatus. However, even though they managed to free themselves from this high-security prison, they found a world that doesn't care. The rest of the world did not step up to save these brave men and did not provide them with sanctuary, and so they were caught. | One of the great tragedies o…