Daily Archives: July 20, 2021

2021-07-20: News Headlines

_____ (2021-07-20). Immigrant Leaders Shut Down NJ ICE 'Black Site'. popularresistance.org Immigrant leaders and immigration justice organizers chained themselves together and blockaded the entrance of the Newark SAC office in response to escalating abuses by ICE. Protesters are calling this unidentified office located in a desolate industrial neighborhood in Newark, NJ an "ICE black site"; and are demanding #ReleasesNotTransfers as detainees continue to be transferred out of New Jersey jails to detention centers across the country and away from their families.

teleSUR (2021-07-20). Cuba Denounces Threats to Anti-Intervention Emigrants in the US. telesurenglish.net Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced on Tuesday that threats against Cubans residing in the United States (U.S.) who promote better ties between the two countries have increased and called for these intimidating actions to stop. | In a message disseminated through the social network Twitter, the head of Cuban diplomacy blamed extremist sectors in South Florida for encouraging such aggressive behavior. | RELATED: |

Latino USA (2021-07-20). How I Made It: El Peso Hero (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com This July, "El Peso Hero" is celebrating 10 years of fighting Mexican cartels, corrupt officials and advocating for the rights of migrants on the border.

Kuehn BM. (2021-07-20). Patients in Afghanistan Face Growing Obstacles to Care. jamanetwork.com Ongoing violence and instability coupled with worsening economic conditions exacerbated by COVD-19 are jeopardizing access to health care in Afghanistan, according to a survey conducted in February by Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-20). Israeli launches airstrikes on Syria, fires artillery shots into southern Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org Abiding by its long-term policy, Israel did not acknowledge its airstrikes in Syria. Its forces claimed that they carried out artillery shelling inside Lebanon following firing of two rockets from across the border into northern Israel…

Calla Randall (2021-07-20). The Weekly Round-Up: Migrant Rights, Virginity Testing and Racism. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news: Immigration and migrant rights have been at the forefront of the news this week. An investigation has revealed that many undocumented migrants in the UK are being denied access to a vaccine, even though NHS England policy states that ID is not required to register with a GP (needed to book a jab). The …

Staff (2021-07-20). "Heartbreaking": Judge's Suspension of DACA Renews Push for Comprehensive Immigration Bill. democracynow.org After a federal judge struck down DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, we look at what may come next with Cesar Espinosa, a DACA recipient and executive director of the Houston, Texas-based, immigrant-led civil rights organization FIEL. He says the latest ruling is "heartbreaking," and urges lawmakers to create a legislative solution for the millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. "We want to see Congress and the president take action."

United We Dream (2021-07-20). Friday 7/16: Emergency Webinar on DACA Ruling & Immigrant Rights w/ United We Dream. indybay.org Online via livestream recording…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-20). New Round Of Violence On Armenian-Azerbaijani Border. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Azerbaijani forces had opened mortar fire on the border territory near the village of Yeraskh. | According to Armenian local sources, the head of the administration of the village of Yerash, Rudik Odikyan, was wounded during the shelling."On July 19, at 18.40, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled Armenian positions stationed on the border near the village of Yeraskh for several hours in a row with firearms of various calibers. Mor…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Kremlin: Russian hypersonic missiles reaction to U.S. missile shield near its borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kremlin: Russian hypersonic missiles reaction to U.S. missile shield near its borders Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov was cited by TASS on July 20 confirming that his nation's development of hypersonic missiles (five or more times the speed of sound) is a direct response to the American (and NATO it should be added) interceptor missile …

Titlemigration Is Not the Crisis (2021-07-20). Migration Is Not the Crisis. commondreams.org Afghanistan was a war of lies, sustained by the powerful U.S. and British media.

Aviva Chomsky (2021-07-19). Migration Is Not the Crisis: What Washington Could Really Do in Central America. juancole.com By Aviva Chomsky | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Earlier this month, a Honduran court found David Castillo, a U.S.-trained former Army intelligence officer and the head of an internationally financed hydroelectric company, guilty of the 2016 murder of celebrated Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres. His company was building a dam that threatened the traditional lands …

teleSUR (2021-07-19). Canada Will Let Vaccinated US Tourists Enter After 16-Month Ban. telesurenglish.net Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government said Monday that U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to travelling would be allowed into Canada without having to quarantine. | Canada and the U.S. — which share the longest international land border in the world — shut down most non-essential travel in March 2020 amid rising coronavirus infections. | RELATED: | Busines…

teleSUR (2021-07-19). Bolivian Waterway Set To Generate $1 Billion Annually. telesurenglish.net Bolivian Ichilo-Mamore Waterway is set to generate $1 billion annually, the authorities reported on Monday. | RELATED: | The 1,400 km waterway runs across the Cochabamba and Benni departments and ends at the Brazilian border. According to the Bolivian Minister of Public Works Edgar Montaño, the project will contribute to the circulation of salt, potassium chloride, common salt for cattle, phosphorus, urea, and soy. | B…

Staff (2021-07-19). Migration Is Not a "Crisis." It's Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide. truthout.org Earlier this month, a Honduran court

Sarah Valdes (2021-07-19). The US Must Prioritize Children's Safe and Legal Resettlement. thenation.com The US Must Prioritize Children's Safe and Legal Resettlement…

_____ (2021-07-19). Outrage as Biden Says Fate of Immigration Reform Is 'For the Parliamentarian to Decide'. commondreams.org "Reporters should not fear government prosecution simply for doing their jobs."

The Conversation (2021-07-19). US Immigration Judges Considering Asylum for Unaccompanied Minors Are 'Significantly Influenced' by Politics. latinorebels.com Political factors such as ideology, the political party of the president who appointed them and who was president at the time they decided the case significantly influenced whether these children were allowed to stay in the country.

Pablo Manríquez (2021-07-19). Sens. Casey and Cardin Indicate Immigration Reform Funding Exists in Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement. latinorebels.com "I'm certainly for immigration reform," Cardin told Latino Rebels on Thursday. "I think it's in the agreement, the dollars it involves."

Staff (2021-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2021. democracynow.org COVID Cases on the Rise Among Olympic Athletes Days Ahead of Tokyo Opening Ceremony, Boris Johnson Self-Isolates as U.K. Reopens; Mass Protests in France over COVID Measures, Delta Variant Spreads Across Africa, Latin America, Where Vaccines Are Sorely Lacking, Young Children at Risk as U.S. Cases Surge in Areas with Low Vaccination Rates, DOJ Set to Challenge U.S. Judge Ruling Declaring DACA Unlawful, Israeli Spyware Company's Software Targeted Phones of Journalists and Politicians Around the World, Death Toll in Western Europe Flash Floods Nears 200; 70 Major Wildfires Rage in Western U.S., Colombian Police Say…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-19). Ethiopia: Tigray Militants Attacked Neighboring Afar Region. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 19, Al Jazeera reported that militants from Tigray region had carried out several attacks in neighboring Afar region which previously was not involved in the conflict. | According to the reports, clashes erupted on July 17, when Tigrayans crossed the border, and have lasted for several days in a row. | Afar spokesman Ahmed Koloyta said that Afar forces and allied militias were still fighting the militants and were waiting for reinforcement from Ethiopian military forces."Now…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-19). Military Situation In Syria On July 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 19, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the villages Safuhin, Fatirah and Falifel | On July 19, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Jurin village | On July 18, the Turkish border guards shot dead a 16-year-old boy near the border area near the Karama refugee camp | On July 18, intra clashes between Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya and Ninth Division factions were reported in the city of Afrin | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-19). Russia, Uzbekistan And Tajikistan To Hold Military Exercise Along Afghanistan's Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian military will take part in joint exercises with the Uzbek and Tajik military, said the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, The exercises will take…

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-07-19). Even Noah Would Be Amazed. counterpunch.org The devastation caused by the rapid massive flooding in the region of Western Europe at the confluence of the borders of Germany, Belgium, France and Luxembourg during the third week of July 2021, when three times the monthly average of rainfall was dumped in only a day or two.

Tom Engelhardt (2021-07-19). Tomgram: Aviva Chomsky, Migration as Resistance. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Give Joe Biden credit. As a 78-year-old mainstream politician, he's made some surprisingly bold moves domestically when it comes, for instance, to climate change — even if his plans have been quite literally paralyzed by Senate Minority Leader …

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