(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). Canadian court strikes down Trudeau's appeal against compensation to Indigenous children. mronline.org 
The Justin Trudeau government has been stalling efforts by Indigenous groups to secure compensation to survivors of Canada's discriminatory child services that has pushed Indigenous children disproportionately into foster care.
(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…
(2021-10-05). México — El escándalo de Pandora Papers. globalizacion.ca El domingo 3 de octubre, se dio a conocer una nueva investigación periodística que revela, una vez más, la manera en que un grupo de personas con un poderoso caudal político, económico y social, se benefician de aquellos regímenes laxos…
(2021-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2021. democracynow.org Hollywood Crew Workers Vote to Authorize Strike, Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen to Urge Congress to Take Action, Johnson & Johnson Seeks FDA OK for Booster Shot, New York Healthcare Provider Fires 1,400 for Refusing to Get Vaccinated, Biden Accuses GOP of Playing "Russian Roulette" with U.S. Economy, Activists Confront Sen. Sinema in Arizona Bathroom, State Department Lawyer Blasts Biden for "Inhumane" Expulsions of Haitians, California Declares State of Emergency After Offshore Oil Pipeline Spill, Biden Administration to Open Up 80 Millions of Acres for Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, Report: 14% of World's C…
(2021-10-05). Mexico: President AMLO To Head Talks with US Secretary Blinken. telesurenglish.net This will be the first contact on the issue between the two nations, as agreed in a previous meeting, and will also feature the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. | Ebrard confirmed that Lopez Obrador would preside over the meeting Friday morning, in which he will be informed of the agreements reached so far in earlier rounds of talks. | RELATED: | Mexico's head…
(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). 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). 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…
(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…