(2021-10-06). For the US, the climate plan is more walls and armed agents at the US-Mexico border. thegrayzone.com US greenhouse gas emissions are inextricably linked to booming border militarization budgets and private security industry profit This article was originally published by Todd Miller's The Border Chronicle. Subscribe here. Sasabe, Mexico — Not long into our conversation, the young woman at the migrant resource center in Sasabe, Sonora, told me why she had left her home in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: floods had ruined her family's crops. Her name was Flor* and she was 19 years old. Two Category 4 …
(2021-10-06). After Afghan pullout NATO moves yet closer to Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Security Council sees risk of NATO getting closer to Russian bordersAccording to Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Yuri Kokov, threats of a geopolitical nature emerge due to the fact that Americans, in essence, are not abandoning their intentions in the region after leaving Afghanistan After leaving Afghanistan, the US does not abandon its …
(2021-10-06). Immigration Cruelty Goes Beyond the Border. fpif.org Images of Border Patrol officers on horseback whipping Black migrants shocked many Americans. Given this reaction, you could be forgiven for thinking that abuse like this isn't normal for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But those of us who live in border states can tell you: It is. | The CBP agents who…
(2021-10-06). Iranian Weapons Shipments Continue To Pour Into Eastern Syria. southfront.org 
Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city. | Early on October 6, an Iranian weapons shipment arrived in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory (SOHR) for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the shipment entered from Iraq through an unofficial border crossing. The weapons, which included short-range rockets and their launchers, were moved to the town of al-Mayadin in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. They were allegedly stored in tun…
(2021-10-05). Why all eyes are on the Afghan-Tajikistan border. asiatimes.com 
Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words erupted between Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban government in Kabul. Rahmon censures the Taliban for the destabilization of Central Asia by the export of militant groups, while the Taliban leadership has accused Tajikistan's government of interference. This summer, Rahmon mobilized 20,000 troops to the border, …
(2021-10-05). Manchin: Immigration Reform Likely 'Too Big' for Budget Reconciliation Bill. latinorebels.com Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) tells Latino Rebels that immigration reform is "too big" to fit into the massive social spending bill currently being negotiated by Congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill.
(2021-10-05). Colombia-Venezuela Border to Open for Trade October 5. orinocotribune.com As of this Tuesday, October 5, trade exchange will be opened on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, as reported by Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. | In her statement from Miraflores Palace, Rodríguez stressed that commercial exchange must comply with strict biosafety measures. | "This should be a biosecure exchange. Let us remember that in Colombia there is a variant of interest to the WHO, which has had an impact on western states of Venezuela," the vice president recalled. Colombians have suffered from a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the country has one of the highest death rates in the re…
(2021-10-05). Britannia Turns Back the Boats. counterpunch.org Pushing people back across borders; turning asylum seekers away from shores. When such tactics were openly adopted and used with impunity by Australia's navy and border force, it caused outrage and concern in the maritime community and pricked the interest of border protectionists the world over. Disgust and outrage have, in time, been replaced by
(2021-10-05). Venezuela Reopens Border With Colombia More Than Two Years After Closure. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 5th, Venezuela is reopening its border with Colombia, which has been closed for over 2 years. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the opening on October 4th. | Venezuela closed the border in February 2019 as the Venezuelan opposition, backed by Bogota and Washington, attempted to bring humanitarian aid into the country its land border with Colombia against the wishes of President Nicolas Maduro. | Venezuela is suffering from a multi-year, hyperinflationary ec…
(2021-10-05). Biden's Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian. zcomm.org Since the horrific photos of mounted Border Patrol agents menacing Black migrants with whips became public, voices against the Biden administration's cruel, racist and illegal policies have reached a crescendo…
(2021-10-05). Why the World's Eyes are on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in a prerecorded message on September 23. Afghanistan and Tajikistan share a 1,400-kilometer border. Recently, a war of words has erupted between Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and the Taliban government in Kabul. Rahmon censures the Taliban for the…
(2021-10-05). Conmemoran cuatro años de la masacre de El Tandil, Colombia. telesurtv.net En los hechos de 2017 resultaron asesinados siete campesinos y 100 resultados heridos a manos de la fuerza pública.
(2021-10-05). Democrat Senator Sinema accosted by protesters after Biden calls stalking of defiant lawmakers 'part of the process'. rt.com 
After President Joe Biden seemed to approve of harassing Democrat senators opposed to his spending plan, activists continued to badger Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) on her flight back to Washington and at the airport. | A woman named Karina approached Sinema on board the flight from Arizona to DC on Monday, and demanded the senator's commitment to amnesty for illegal immigrants. She was filmed by someone from the Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC), a group advocating for granting citizenship to people brought into the US illegally as children. | Message from Karina – I am a DACA recipient from Arizona who…
(2021-10-05). More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration. aclu.org Over the last three decades, the federal government has largely outsourced immigration detention to private prison companies. Today, private prison corporations like the GEO Group, CoreCivic, LaSalle Corrections, and the Management and Training Corporation (MTC) own or operate facilities that hold the During the Trump administration, ICE expanded the immigration detention system by over 50 percent, signing cont…
(2021-10-05). La brutalidad racista contra los migrantes haitianos desata la indignación. workers.org 
El mundo entero ha respondido con horror y rabia a las imágenes de migrantes haitianos azotados y aterrorizados por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos a caballo. Se han establecido paralelismos con la esclavitud en el hemisferio occidental, a la que se puso fin por primera vez en . . . |
(2021-10-05). Cuba's Government Issues Statement on Haitians Stranded in Eastern-Central Cuba. orinocotribune.com Through a press release published on its website, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported details about the situation of Haitian migrants stranded in Cuba on their way to the United States. | The statement assured that they have received the necessary attention, and that contacts have been established with the Haitian government for their safe and voluntary return. | The following is the communication issued by Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: | For several weeks now, the flow of Haitian migrants, who have the objective of reaching the United States has increased in our region. | In boats of precarious…
(2021-10-05). Xenophobic Demonstrations Continue in Chile. orinocotribune.com Xenophobic demonstrations in Chile continued this weekend, after a new day of marches against migrants in the cities of Santiago and Iquique. | Hundreds of protesters participated in the cacerolazo [banging of pots and pans] and waved Chilean flags, shouting "this is not migration, this is an invasion." | In Iquique, located 1,700 kilometers from the capital, violent events took place over a week ago, as several people burned the belongings of a group of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who camped there. The port city was the site of xenophobic demonstrations again over the weekend. | In recent days, the xenophobic…
(2021-10-05). Appeals Court Blocks Judge Order, Allows Deportation Of Families. popularresistance.org In a setback to migrant rights advocates in the United States, a federal appeal court has allowed the forcible expulsion of apprehended undocumented migrant families to continue. The ruling was passed by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Thursday, September 30. It was a last minute ruling which blocked a prior ruling by a federal judge against the expulsions before it went into effect. | Thursday's ruling was in response to the appeals filed by the administration of president Joe Biden against the order by district judge Emmet Sullivan of the US District Court for DC (District of Columbia) on Septembe…
(2021-10-05). 200 Venezuelans Return To Their Country From Chile. telesurenglish.net In the early hours of Tuesday, 200 Venezuelans returned to their country on a chartered flight from the public company Conviasa. The repatriation of this group occurs days after Venezuelan migrants were victims of acts of xenophobia in Iquique City, Chile. | RELATED: | "Today 200 compatriots return to Venezuelan territory thanks to the "Return to the Homeland" program. Venezuela welcomes you with open arms. Missi…
(2021-10-05). Estados Unidos: Crisis en la frontera sur. globalizacion.ca "Estados Unidos es un país de inmigrantes". Esa frase, ampliamente repetida, no alcanza a explicar la complejidad de un fenómeno que ha marcado la vida de millones de personas. La crisis actual con los migrantes haitianos en la frontera sur…