2025-02-02: News Headlines

Drusie Kazanova, Fight Back! News. (2025-02-02). Hundreds Of Students Walk Out To Protest ICE Operations. popularresistance.org San Jose, CA — Several hundred people protested in East San Jose on Monday, January 28, against recent arrests made by ICE in the predominantly Chicano neighborhood. The protest began when hundreds of students organized a walkout from Overfelt High School and marched to the King and Story Road intersection. King and Story is an historic location in the Chicano and immigrant rights movement, and was the starting place for past mega-marches. | Protesters waved Mexican flags and held signs with slogans such as, "Legalization for all," "No somos criminales" and "Immigrant rights are civil rights."

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Global alarm, condemnation as Trump tariffs hit Mexico, Canada and China. aljazeera.com Mexico and Canada announce retaliatory tariffs while China warns that there is no winner in a trade war.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump's tariffs? aljazeera.com The US president's new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. aljazeera.com Republican US president imposes 25 percent on goods from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent on all imports from China.

Staff (2025-02-02). Trump launches trade war against Canada, Mexico and China. defenddemocracy.press China Has Edge Over US on Much More Than AI Models Jan 28, 2025 The shock release of a new Chinese AI known as DeepSeek that's cheaper, faster and open source sent shockwaves across Silicon Valley, wiping $1 trln off tech stocks and prompting pundits to dub the development a "Sputnik moment" for the US. …

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Canada, Mexico impose retaliatory tariffs on US; China vows countermeasures. presstv.ir US President Donald Trump's extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China have sparked retaliatory actions.

Olivia Rosane (2025-02-02). Trump Orders Imposition of High Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. truthout.org President Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday following through on his promise to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods from China, a measure that targets the nation's three largest trading partners. The tariffs are set to go into effect on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The orders contained no language allowing for… |

Camilo Pérez-Bustillo (2025-02-02). As Trump's War on Migrants Transcends Borders, Resistance Grows in Latin America. truthout.org Colombia, along with Mexico, Brazil and Honduras, are already resisting the Trump administration's neo-imperial regional aspirations. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a former political prisoner who played a leading role in Colombia's revolutionary movement, is the first head of state both in the region and globally who has challenged Donald Trump directly, pushing back against the Trump… |

Staff (2025-02-02). Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar. defenddemocracy.press US President Donald Trump has threatened BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they replace the US dollar as reserve currency. He has also threatened Canada and Mexico with tariffs. Jan31, 2025 US President Donald Trump threatened BRICS member states with 100% tariffs on Thursday to dissuade them from replacing the US dollar as reserve currency. Trump …

english.palinfo.com (2025-02-02). Making America great again by ethnically cleansing the Palestinian peopleIronically, Trump is adopting a policy to prevent and restrict immigration to the US, although America is built by immigrants including his family. While he preaches America's right to do so, he wants to drive the local Palestinian indigenous people out of the land of their ancestors and allow Jewish immigrants to expand their fascist, racist, re-actionist apartheid state onto it.

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-02). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

nosihle (2025-02-02). Operation Vala Umgodi nets 18 000 in major crime crackdown. sanews.gov.za Operation Vala Umgodi nets 18 000 in major crime crackdown | | In a bold move to dismantle illegal mining operations, the South African Police Service's (SAPS) crackdown has resulted in over 18 000 arrests, predominantly targeting illegal immigrants, as part of efforts to cut off supplies and force miners out of the country's dangerous shafts. | "Operation Vala Umgodi continues to register commendable progress where members are hard at work in preventing and combatting illicit mining activities across the country. Our members are still conducting patrols and standing static at disused…

Kate Morrissey (2025-02-02). Despite Declining Border Crossings, ICE Keeps Moving Migrants Out of San Diego. truthout.org Immigration Judge Ana Partida sat before a mostly empty courtroom on an afternoon in October, her body angled toward a television on one of the side walls. None of the people scheduled to appear before Partida, who hears cases inside San Diego's Otay Mesa Detention Center, were present in person. That's because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had transferred all of them to other… |

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

Staff (2025-02-01). EE.UU. no descarta ataques militares contra cárteles mexicanos en territorio de México, dice secretario de Defensa. cubadebate.cu El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Pete Hegseth, no descartó el viernes la posibilidad de que su país lleve a cabo ataques militares contra cárteles mexicanos dentro de México. Durante una entrevista con Fox News, Hegseth respondió a preguntas sobre si tiene autorización para perseguir a los cárteles en México o en otras regiones.

Mike Prysner, Empire Files. (2025-02-01). Border Deployment To Insurrection Act: Trump's Illegal Military Plans. popularresistance.org The current deployment of soldiers and Marines to the US-Mexico border is illegal and immoral. The looming possibility of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, in an attempt to paper it over, actually raises more danger of unconstitutional orders. | We have just spent 20 years being used as cannon fodder for hapless debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, soldiers and Marines are being used as propaganda fodder for the oldest Commander-in-Chief ever, taking office with the worst approval rating in modern history. | Conventional, active-duty units from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Fo…

JANET (2025-02-01). Behind the scenes of the plan to deport Palestinians. iacenter.org January 30, 2025 By Fouad Baker The following article was submitted on Jan. 29, 2025, by Fouad Baker, a Palestinian politician and human rights activist. The article was lightly edited. The Trump plan to deport the Palestinian people from Gaza and the West Bank cannot be viewed in the same way as his rhetoric about purchasing Greenland from Denmark, merging Canada with the United States or controlling the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico. The plan to deport Palestinians is presented with high seriousness, and preparations for it are taking place behind the scenes to move the residents of Gaza to Egypt and from…

presstv.ir (2025-02-01). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

Otis Grotewohl (2025-02-01). Trump, tariffs and the working class. workers.org Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an "emergency executive authority" on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of . . . |

JANET (2025-02-01). Trump, tariffs and the working class. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl January 31, 2025 Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an "emergency executive authority" on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of 10% on goods from China. A tariff is a tax on imported goods and products. Historically, tariffs have been a "protectionist" practice used by bourgeois governments to promote domestic manufacturing. On Jan. 26, Trump showed another face of his program regarding tariffs when he used the…

María Candela (2025-02-01). Comienzan los aranceles de Trump contra Canadá, México y China. radiohc.cu Washington, 1 feb (RHC) A partir de este sábado entrará en vigor un alza de aranceles para las importaciones procedentes de Canadá, México y China hacia Estados Unidos, una medida anunciada por el presidente Donald Trump que podría tener efectos en la economía.

Dan Williams (2025-02-01). U.S. tariffs expected to impact Canadian industries. america.cgtn.com Tensions are rising ahead of a potential North America trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to follow through with his threat to impose tariffs on both Canada and Mexico on Saturday, Feb. 1. He is citing trade deficits, lax border control and the flow of fentanyl as reasons for taking the action. | The tariffs will likely cause a host of impacts for businesses and industries, as CGTN's Dan Williams now reports from Canada.

Sarah Lazare, Rebecca Burns, In These Times. (2025-02-01). How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE's Campaign Of Fear. popularresistance.org "Tom Homan said Chicago is very organized," Margarita Klein, director of member organizing for Arise Chicago, proclaimed gleefully in Spanish to a room of 80 people at an immigrant rights training, many of whom laughed and clapped in response. | Klein was calling back to a CNN appearance two days earlier by Trump's handpicked border czar. | "Sanctuary cities are making it very difficult," Homan told anchor Kaitlan Collins of the administration's immigration sweeps. "For instance, Chicago … they've been educated on how to defy ICE, how to hide from ICE."

Hugo GABBERO (2025-02-01). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

Ediz Tiyansan (2025-02-01). Mass deportations could diminish essential workforce in U.S. america.cgtn.com While mass deportations from the U.S. cause fear in migrant communities, many are worried they could also lead to a decline in the workforce carrying out jobs that are considered essential. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan spoke with people in San Diego about the potential economic impact.

Editor (2025-02-01). Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo. scheerpost.com

Annie Waldman (2025-02-01). ICE Official Named Head of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Office, Raising Alarms. truthout.org A longtime immigration enforcement official has been tapped to run the agency responsible for managing unaccompanied migrant children, in a move that has alarmed experts and advocates who are concerned that information about children and their families will be shared for arrests and deportations. For the past two decades, an office within the Department of Health and Human Services has… |

Maurizio Guerrero (2025-02-01). ICE Is Rapidly Expanding Its Already Vast Surveillance Apparatus. truthout.org The U.S. federal agency in charge of detaining and deporting immigrants is poised to expand to unprecedented levels the sprawling surveillance apparatus left by the Biden administration. Within days of President Donald Trump's victory in November, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted several notices on the federal procurement website seeking contractors to provide technological… |

María Candela (2025-02-01). Pánico en la CELAC. radiohc.cu "El gobierno de Colombia, ha acordado todas las condiciones del presidente Trump, incluida la aceptación sin restricciones de todos los inmigrantes ilegales de Colombia retornados desde Estados Unidos, incluidos los que lleguen en aviones militares, sin limitaciones ni dilación", expresó en un comunicado la Casa Blanca.

It's Going Down (2025-02-01). Students Shut Down Pro-ICE Neo-Nazi Demonstration on ASU Campus. itsgoingdown.org On Wednesday, January 31st, up to a thousand students and community members mobilized against four neo-Nazis involved in College Republicans United, a group known for sponsoring numerous events featuring white supremacists. Students linked arms and stood in front of the neo-Nazis, who had set up a table and were encouraging students to report undocumented people…

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2025-01-29: News Headlines

Staff (2025-01-29). Sheinbaum vs. Trump: How Mexico's Popular First Woman President Is Navigating Hostile U.S. Policy. democracynow.org We take a look at Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's first 100 days in office with Edwin Ackerman, an expert on Mexican politics. Sheinbaum has proved enormously popular with the Mexican public, championing populist reforms and issuing forceful rebukes of Donald Trump's scapegoating and demonization of Latin America, including his attempt to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "the Gulf of America" and his threat to enact crushing tariffs on Mexico, the U.S.'s second-largest trading partner. Sheinbaum may be at the forefront of a "renewed pink tide," says Ackerman, referencin…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-29). Homenajean en México a Martí y celebran 66 años de Revolución cubana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 ene (RHC) Cubanos y mexicanos celebraron hoy los 172 años del natalicio del Héroe Nacional de la isla, José Martí, y el aniversario 66 de la Revolución en el país caribeño, conmemorado el 1 de enero.

presstv.ir (2025-01-29). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

Democracy Now! (2025-01-29). Democracy Now! 2025-01-29 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 29, 2025; "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions; WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Slams Cousin RFK Jr. as "Dangerous" and a "Predator" in Video to Senate; Sheinbaum vs. Trump: How Mexico's Popular First Woman President Is Navigating Hostile U.S. Policy; DeepSeek vs. Silicon Valley: In Shock to Big Tech, Chinese Startup Overtakes U.S. AI | Headlines for January 29, 2025; "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions; WATCH: Caroline Kennedy Sla…

Todd Miller (2025-01-29). A Walk on the Border the Day After the National Emergency Declaration. counterpunch.org I approached Mirabel Cruz to ask her what she thought of the national emergency declaration for the U.S.-Mexico border, announced by President Donald Trump during his inauguration. She was at her house on International Street in Nogales, Arizona, where she lives in front of the 20-foot rust-colored wall, the very place that, according to Trump, is suffering a "dangerous invasion."When he declared the national emergency, there was a rousing standing ovation. I found the enthusiasm startling. Did the attendees at his inauguration know something I don't? So I came down to walk alongside the wall and take a look. Alo…

Staff (2025-01-29). Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum enviará carta a Google por cambiar nombre al Golfo de México en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo se pronunció en contra de la decisión de Google de cambiar el nombre de Golfo de México por Golfo de América en Google Maps en Estados Unidos, por lo cual enviará hoy una carta para explicarle que no corresponde a un país cambiar el nombre, sino a un organismo internacional.

Otis Grotewohl (2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 terrorizes migrant workers. workers.org Upon being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump abruptly unleashed racist attacks against undocumented workers and migrant families. Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2024. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Trump used the inaugural address as a forum for his assault. In his speech, he threatened to pass "a series of historic . . . |

WW editors (2025-01-29). Will U.S. troops refuse to brutalize migrants? workers.org The billionaires' new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow their orders, including illegal orders? Workers . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2025-01-29). Trump 2.0 aterroriza a los trabajadores migrantes. workers.org Por Otis Grotewohl Tras jurar su cargo el 20 de enero, el presidente Donald Trump desató de repente ataques racistas contra trabajadores indocumentados y familias migrantes. Día Internacional del Migrante, 18 de diciembre de 2024, Nueva York. Trump utilizó el discurso inaugural como foro para su ataque. En su discurso, . . . |

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-29). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2025-01-29). CovertAction Bulletin — LA Fires: Natural Disaster Made Worse By Capitalism. covertactionmagazine.com Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday was met with protests around the country. As he immediately launched attacks on immigrants, the environment, LGBTQ people, labor and beyond, people took to the streets in opposition, pledging to continue organizing to defend the oppressed against the onslaught of attacks from Trump and the billionaires…

Staff (2025-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2025. democracynow.org DOJ Fires Slew of Officials Involved in Special Counsel's Probes into Trump, D.C.'s Acting AG to Investigate Prosecutors Who Charged Jan. 6 Rioters with Obstruction, CDC Orders Employees to Immediately Cease Collaboration with WHO, Trump's Pentagon EOs Take Aim at DEI, Trans Military Members; Order "Iron Dome"-Like Defense System, "This Will Have Devastating Consequences": OMB Orders Workers to Pause Most Federal Aid, Navajo Nation Says Immigration Agents Targeting Indigenous People Amid Crackdown, Mexico Confirms It Has Received Non-Mexican Deportees from the U.S., DHS Halts…

presstv.ir (2025-01-28). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

Dean Baker (2025-01-28). There's One Word for Trump's Erratic Negotiating Strategy: "Stupid" counterpunch.org Donald Trump is carrying through his campaign pledge in threatening every country in the world with big taxes on the goods we import (tariffs) from them. However, he does keep changing the size of the taxes he wants to hit us with and who will be most affected. In the latest version imports from Mexico

Alasdair Baverstock (2025-01-28). Migrants stuck at border after U.S. policy shift. america.cgtn.com Migrants in Mexico are in limbo after the U.S. asylum process was put on hold at the start of the new Trump administration. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports from Tijuana, Mexico.

Chris Walker (2025-01-28). Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Swept Up in Trump Immigration Raids. truthout.org Officials from the Navajo Nation are warning its members to carry personal identification that indicates they are citizens of the United States at all times following reports that more than a dozen Diné/Navajo people have been detained and questioned during immigration raids in Arizona and New Mexico since last Wednesday. Navajo people, also known as Diné people, have experienced "negative… |

Staff (2025-01-28). As ICE Conducts Made-for-TV Raids, Cities from Chicago to Newark Resist Trump's Immigration Crackdown. democracynow.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up raids across the United States, arresting more than 1,000 people in operations Monday after detaining a similar number on Sunday. Immigrant communities and their allies say the raids violate human rights, the Constitution, and are being carried out in retaliation against sanctuary cities that have policies aimed at protecting undocumented residents. In Chicago, immigrant rights organizer Dulce Guzmán says there is "palpable fear and anxiety among families," but she lauds elected officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker, for…

Hugo GABBERO (2025-01-28). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org

Pressenza New York (2025-01-28). "Borderland | The Line Within: Exposing the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Inspiring Resistance" pressenza.com As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accelerates its efforts to deport Latino immigrants, Pressenza, in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity, is sponsoring a screening of the documentary The Line Within, hosted by The United States border is not just a geographic location—it is everywhere. It resides within every undocumented immigrant family, a constant threat that at any moment they could be…

Staff (2025-01-28). Navigating Car Ownership in the U.S.: A Practical Guide for Black Immigrants Settling in America. moguldom.com Relocating to the United States brings a mix of excitement and challenges. For many Black immigrants, one of the first practical hurdles is securing a reliable vehicle, as car ownership is often a necessity in the U.S. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step advice, supported by data, to help you make informed decisions about your first …

Stacy Suh (2025-01-28). Let's Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine. truthout.org On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump issued a slew of anti-immigrant executive orders designed to spread fear and chaos. One such executive order directed the U.S. attorney general to pursue civil and criminal action to the "maximum extent of the law" against sanctuary jurisdictions. While no sanctuary policy looks the same, sanctuary jurisdictions generally limit cooperation with Immigration… |

Adriaan Alsema (2025-01-28). Colombia's Air Force repatriates 201 migrants from US. colombiareports.com Colombia's Air Force repatriated the first 110 migrants who were supposed to be deported by US migration authorities as if they were violent criminals. Two aircraft of the Colombian Air…

Staff (2025-01-28). Gustavo Petro confirma llegada de 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos a Bogotá. cubadebate.cu Dos aviones de la Fuerza Aérea del gobierno de Colombia llegaron este martes a Bogotá con unos 200 migrantes deportados por Estados Unidos, luego de superarse las tensiones diplomáticas con el gobierno de Donald Trump, confirmó el presidente Gustavo Petro.

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