Refugees and Displaced Persons

• ICE Is a ‘Secret Police’ Americans Didn’t Ask For - Amid national protests, the round table convenes to debate what anti-ICE tactics should look like.
• They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway. - Dozens of refugees with valid status have been sent from Minnesota to Texas to be revetted, prompting a lawsuit. Those released have had to pay their way back.
• A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent - Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which had banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles.
• Venezuelan Immigrants Urge Appeals Court to Restore Deportation Protections - The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status for about 600,000 Venezuelan immigrants, part of a broader effort to curb avenues for immigrants to remain in the United States.
• Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. - A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
• To Trump, on Venezuela: You Break It, You Own It - His administration just decapitated the country’s leadership; he’s now responsible for what comes next there.
• Can a Corporation Be Complicit in War Crimes? Sweden Is Trying to Find Out. - It’s Sweden’s longest criminal trial. I was there because of a different historic distinction.
• Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity - The legislation was the latest blow to the agency, known as UNRWA. Israel has accused it of being extensively infiltrated by Hamas.
• Zero Hour for the Middle East - After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?
• Pope Leo Makes Christmas Call for Dialogue to Address World’s Conflicts - Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his predecessor, Francis.