The Latest Breaking News from Ice

‘Immigrant communities are welcome here’: Philly stands strong on sanctuary as Gov. Abbott sends buses from Texas

PHILADELPHIA — So far five unscheduled buses carrying more than 200 immigrants from Texas have pulled up in Philadelphia, targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott because it’s a sanctuary city.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 3, 2022

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Veterans' benefits, Robert's Rules of Order, and Floribama.

Reason · Dec 2, 2022

Ice inadvertently posted personal information of 6,252 people in custody

Worry after agency spreadsheet was erroneously posted online ‘while performing routine updates’ and was up for about five hours

The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2022

Europe rushes to fill up on Russian diesel before ban begins

European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Senate: Migrants subject to unnecessary medical procedures

A Senate investigation has found that U.S. immigration authorities didn’t do enough to adequately vet or monitor a gynecologist in rural Georgia who performed unnecessary medical procedures on detained migrant women without their consent

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

First ever video of ICE using controversial method to force feed hunger striker

US uses force-feeding at multiple facilities

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

US Senate investigates ‘catastrophic failure’ to protect female migrant detainees

Migrants held in Georgia were unwillingly subjected to ‘excessive, invasive and often unnecessary’ gynecological procedures

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2022

In midst of historic wave of migration to US, deportation flights to Cuba will resume

MIAMI — Cuba has agreed to begin accepting deportations from the United States, two U.S. officials said, in what they described as the resumption of decadeslong migration agreements between the two countries amid a historic exodus from the island.

Miami Herald · Nov 15, 2022

Cuba agrees to accept U.S. deportation flights as border crossings rise

Cuba has agreed for the first time since the pandemic to accept U.S. deportation flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, three U.S. officials told Reuters, giving U.S. authorities a new but limited tool to deter record numbers of Cuban border crossers.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Oil Prices Dip on China Demand Worries

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as recession concerns and worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in top crude importer China heightened fears of lower fuel demand. Brent crude was down 31 cents, or 0.3%, at $97.61 a barrel by 1450 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was 50 cents, or 0.5%,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 8, 2022