Daily Archives: October 15, 2021

2021-10-15: News Headlines

Ashley Smith (2021-10-15). The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. counterpunch.org In scenes that evoked the history of U.S. slave catchers, Border Patrol agents on horseback used their reins as whips to beat the refugees they chased down and captured. Eager to join the racist frenzy, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the National Guard and Texas police to form a miles-long "steel wall" of patrol cars and military vehicles to block migrants from escaping Biden's dragnet.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-15). Neo-Ottoman expansionism: when will Turkey annex Northern Syria? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Excerpts from a lengthy, detailed article in the current issue of the Middle East Quarterly. (The creation of Daniel Pipes, who decidedly has his own ax to grind.) Turkish Imperialism: When Will Turkey Annex Northern Syria? During the past five years, Turkish forces launched four military operations that led to the establishment of four border …

A Guest Author (2021-10-15). National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants. workers.org The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups around the country. Oct. 11 is Day 1 of the National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants led by Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Color Of Change . . . |

Editor2 (2021-10-15). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. orinocotribune.com Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. | Colombia's notorious police unit the ESMAD (Anti-Disturbance Mobile Squadron) has come under fire once again following the violent eviction of homeless families in the south of Bogotá. On October 8 agents of the ESMAD evicted around 120 families from a property belonging to the University of Cundinamarca in the Puente Aranda municipality, in the capital Bogotá.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-10-15). Rechazan acciones contra migrantes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado repudió el asesinato y la desaparición forzada de migrantes venezolanos en Colombia.

Staff (2021-10-14). Children Crossing Border Between Colombia and Panama Reaches 19,000 in 2021 (Darien Gap). orinocotribune.com Migrants from South America who undertake the march to the United States go through an extremely perilous jungle route, the narrow Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. How many of them are children, and to what risks are they exposed? UNICEF provided the following data: | So far in 2021, more than 19,000 children have crossed this dense tropical zone, a figure that exceeds by three times the amount registered in the previous five years combined. | ‚Ä¢ Of every five migrants who cross the Darien jungle, at least one is a child. | ‚Ä¢ Half of the children are under the age of five…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-10-14). Ankara's Penetration into Central Asia Threatens to Bring Pan-Turkic Extremism to Russia's Border. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-10-14). German Parties After The Elections: CDU. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | You can read this article in German: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is often mentioned together with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), as they act as an association. The power struggles that shook both parties in the past and that have now, after the elections, become unusually fierce do not stop at the borders between the two parties. The reason is an unusual arrangement from the beginnings of the Federal Republic of Germany, according to which the CSU rules in the…

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-14). The Heat: U.S. to lift COVID-19 restrictions in November. america.cgtn.com Signs of progress and a return to normalcy amid COVID-19 – The U.S. announced that it will open its borders with Mexico and Canada starting next month.

Todd Miller (2021-10-14). "Smart Borders?" High-Tech 'Virtual' Walls Are Even More Invasive Than Iron Walls. counterpunch.org The border wall is more than just a physical barrier; it is also a system of video surveillance systems, unmanned aerial systems (or drones), and license plate readers, which are part of a broadening biometric collection strategy that has grown "big time" for CBP since 9/11.

Mark Gruenberg (2021-10-14). AFL-CIO cheers Biden ban on ICE sweeps of undocumented people. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO is cheering the latest Biden administration reversal of racist Trump-era immigration policies. Biden's Homeland Security Department banned massive ICE raids to round up and deport undocumented people, and imposed a U-turn to pursue exploitative employers, instead. "To improve wages and working conditions, we must change the current enforcement environment in which employers violate …

Guest Contributor (2021-10-14). Book Review and Excerpt: 'Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry'. latinorebels.com What do refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants have to say about their own experiences?

Latino Rebels (2021-10-14). The Immigrant Community of West Palm Beach. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio, October 14, 2021…

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