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DHS Considers Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship
Washington, D.C., USA: A leaked proposal reveals the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing a pitch to feature immigrants on a reality...
Spain’s PM Calls for Israel’s Ban from Cultural Events like Eurovision over Gaza War
Madrid, Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is urging Israel’s exclusion from cultural showcases such as the Eurovision Song Contest,...
“Family Reunification” Camp Accused of Abusing Siblings in Custody Dispute
Utah, USA: An investigation exposes alleged psychological abuse at a “reunification” camp ordered by a family court. Two teens say staff pressured...
Texas Approves Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Austin, Texas, USA: The Republican-led legislature passed a bill outlawing puberty blockers, hormone therapies, and gender transition surgeries...
Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Sentenced to 25 Years, Renewing Discussion of Free Speech
Chautauqua, New York, USA: Hadi Matar, 27, received a 25-year prison term for stabbing and partially blinding celebrated novelist Salman Rushdie...
Columbia Student Activist Freed as Hunger Strikes Sweep Campuses Over Palestine Speech Rights
New York, USA: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian-American Columbia student arrested last month, was released from ICE detention following public...
NJ Mayor Beats Trespassing Charge After ICE Protest Arrest, Decries Immigration Crackdown
Newark, New Jersey, USA: Mayor Ras Baraka pled not guilty to trespassing charges after his high-profile arrest outside an ICE detention center....
Immigrant Advocates Protest Delayed Healthcare Expansion for Undocumented in California
Los Angeles, USA: Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that expanded Medi-Cal benefits for undocumented immigrants would be deferred...
Menendez Brothers Resentenced to 50 Years to Life, Eligible for Parole After 34 Years in Prison
Los Angeles, California: Lyle and Erik Menendez, long infamous for killing their parents in 1989, have had their sentences reduced from life...
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