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DHS Modernizes Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Processes
By The Department of Homeland Security On August 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today published Federal Register notices that will update and modernize the Cuban and Haitian family reunification parole (FRP) processes, reflecting extensive feedback from stakeholders on these important programs. With the modernization of these processes, petitioners will be…
Gay Louisiana doctor says he’s leaving the state over its ‘discriminatory’ legislation
By Jo Yurcaba On August 2, 2023; Update August 3, 2023 Dr. Jake Kleinmahon, who is just one of three pediatric heart doctors with his specialty in Louisiana, said he feels like the state has targeted families like his. One of Louisiana’s few doctors specializing in pediatric heart conditions is leaving the state after the…
Florida’s feud with the College Board’s AP Psychology course explained
By Nicquel Terry Ellis On August 6, 2023 A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses, and Florida’s Department of Education became public this week, as officials argued over whether the Advanced Placement Psychology course could be taught in Florida without breaking state laws. In Florida, students are prohibited…
Teenager Is Charged in Killing of Dancer at Brooklyn Gas Station
By Hurubie Meko On August 5, 2023; Updated August 7, 2023 He faces a charge of second-degree murder, which has been charged as a hate crime, in the fatal stabbing of O’Shae Sibley, a gay man, last week. A 17-year-old has been charged with murder in the killing of O’Shae Sibley, who was stabbed to death…
Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan
On July 26, 2023 MALAKAL, South Sudan – “My neighbour Rose* travelled with me to Renk, but her three daughters stayed behind in Khartoum. Later she learned they had been gang raped,” said Martha.* Martha had recently arrived in the port of Malakal, a key transit point for those fleeing the violence in Sudan and crossing…
Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim On August 2, 2023 Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law. The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals,…
Kremlin critic Navalny convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday. Navalny is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated. The new charges are related to the activities of Navalny’s…
Should Hotel Chains Be Held Liable for Human Trafficking?
By Bernice Young On July 26, 2023 For decades, franchised hotels have been a common scene of sex-trafficking crimes in the U.S. A new legal strategy is targeting the corporations that collect royalties from them. Shortly after Elizabeth turned seventeen, in the summer of 2018, she began selling sex from a room on the second…
Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era voting law struck down by federal appeals court
By Kira Lerner On August 4, 2023 2-1 ruling on policy that revoked voting rights for certain people with felony convictions is surprise victory from conservative court A federal appeals court on Friday struck down Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era policy of permanently revoking voting rights from certain people with felony convictions, ruling that it is unconstitutional…