Daily Archives: September 22, 2021

2021-09-22: News Headlines

WSWS (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.

Staff (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

Staff (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…

Manuel Perez-Rocha (2021-09-22). Mexico Got Rid of a Prominent Columbus Statue. Neo-Colonial Economic Policies Should Fall Next. counterpunch.org The statue of an indigenous woman will soon replace a prominent statue of Christopher Columbus on the Paseo de la Reforma, a wide avenue that runs through the heart of Mexico City. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his allies in the capital city's leadership are sending a powerful symbolic message: the time

Arnold August (2021-09-22). CELAC: Un paso decisivo hacia la inevitable sustitución de la OEA. globalizacion.ca En el marco de la VI Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) acogida por México el 18 de septiembre de 2021, se reunieron en la capital mexicana 31 Estados para debatir sobre un eventual reemplazo de…

Staff (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…

Mouris Salloum George (2021-09-22). Con el diálogo entre naciones, México retoma su papel histórico. globalizacion.ca La nación mexicana está consolidando una postura material de política exterior que reivindica, defiende y sostiene las mejores tradiciones de la diplomacia y de la política exterior, es que el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador con un discurso cuidadoso que…

Peoples Dispatch (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). Latin American And Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement. popularresistance.org The VI Summit of the Heads of State of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 and concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries and the presence of several important leaders, such as Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Bolivian president Luis Arce, Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, Cuban president Miguel Díaz Canel, Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou and others. | Despite the political differences among the participants, the joint declaration was approved unanimously and a…

Staff (2021-09-22). Maduro and Díaz-Canel in Mexico. orinocotribune.com By John Ackerman — Sep 20, 2021 | The successful meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which took place on Saturday, September 18, implied a definitive step towards a true Latin American integration, fully autonomous and independent from Washington. The active participation of the presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was particularly symbolic, since both leaders have been constantly slandered and threatened by both the United States government and the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by unpresentable coup facilitator, Luis Alm…

Mirko C. Trudeau (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…

Andrew Moss (2021-09-22). A Setback for Immigrant Rights. zcomm.org And a Reminder of Our Hollowed-Out Democracy…

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (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…

Staff (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…

Brett Wilkins (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.

Staff (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). 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). CELAC To Choose Between Dignity Or OAS' Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org After five years without meeting, Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will convene on Saturday for the VI Summit in Mexico City. | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose late Friday arrival upstaged all other participants of the Summit, has submitted a proposal to his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to create a General Secretariat of CELAC and appoint a consensus Secretary General based in Mexico. President Maduro says the new institutional framework is necessary for CELAC in the context of the debate taking place on the Organization…

Staff (2021-09-21). Social Movements in Mexico Reiterate Support for Venezuela (CELAC). orinocotribune.com Held on Saturday, September 18, the successful Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), at which Venezuela was the main promoter of a new stage in the regional cooperation of free peoples, will have a great impact for the future sovereignty of participating nations. | The sixth such highest-level CELAC summit strengthened Venezuela, and elicited the support from various Mexican social movements, who confirmed the importance of the union between Mexico and Venezuela. | In this sense, following the CELAC summit, the Meeting for Latin American and Carib…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-09-21). Zapatistas Issue Statement: "Chiapas on the Verge of Civil War" itsgoingdown.org What follows is a, "Communique from the Indigenous Revolutionary Clandestine Committee-General Command of the Zapatista Army for National Liberation," originally translated by Enlace Zapatista. September 19, 2021 To the people of Mexico: To the peoples of the world: To the Sixth in Mexico and abroad: To the Networks of Resistance and Rebellion: First: On September…

Latino Rebels (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.

Editor2 (2021-09-21). CELAC: Latin America's Greatest Strength is Its Unity in Its Diversity. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Sep 19, 2021 | Saturday the world's eyes were upon Mexico, which hosted the Sixth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The historic summit saw the participation of 31 countries with 17 leaders of the member countries, including Cuba and Venezuela, who traveled to the capital of the North American nation to outline joint strategies to help overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and underdevelopment. While there was some dissension the overriding atmosphere of the meeting was to come together to get things done for the improvement of life in the region and concl…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Editor2 (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? |

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-21). CELAC reinvigorated in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org The VI Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held in Mexico City on Saturday, September 18 concluded with the approval of a 44-point declaration. The declaration called for an end to all unilateral coercive measures like the ones suffered by Cuba and Venezuela.

The Associated Press (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.

Fred Redmond (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 …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Rick Rozoff (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 …

Pablo Manríquez (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."

teleSUR, JDO (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.

WSWS (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.

Anonymous103 (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…

Staff (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…

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