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Crownsville patients work in the hospital’s fields in the 1910s. Maryland State Archives/Hatchette hide caption toggle caption Maryland State Archives/Hatchette Crownsville patients work in the hospital’s fields in the 1910s. Maryland State Archives/Hatchette From the outside, the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland, which opened in Crownsville, Md., in 1911, looked like a farm, […]
Refugee protection is less about vulnerability and more about oppression. This is at least what I have long believed, having worked in the field for more than 15 years. When we speak of refugees, we often speak of their vulnerabilities and the responsibility to safeguard their rights. There is truth in that, but in real […]
Refugee protection is less about vulnerability and more about oppression. This is at least what I have long believed, having worked in the field for more than 15 years. When we speak of refugees, we often speak of their vulnerabilities and the responsibility to safeguard their rights. There is truth in that, but in real […]
CHICAGO (CBS) — As city officials continue working to provide temporary shelter to thousands of migrants who have arrived in Chicago over the past year, neighborhood organizations are rolling up their sleeves and doing the work to provide many other services. Belmont Cragin-based Onward Neighborhood House has been helping recently arrived asylum seekers learn to […]
Calais, France – On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that the government’s plan to send more than 24,000 refugees to Rwanda in a controversial 140 million pounds ($174m) deal is unlawful. In blocking the deal, the apex court upheld a ruling by lower court over the last year that asylum […]
The U.S. Congress is currently considering the 2024 federal budget, plus a supplemental budget request for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and the U.S.-Mexico border. In exchange for approval—especially for the $106 billion supplemental request—legislators from the Republican Party, which controls the House of Representatives and 49 of 100 Senate seats, are demanding changes […]
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See past weekly updates here. THIS WEEK IN BRIEF: The U.S. Congress is considering the 2024 federal budget and a supplemental budget request for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and the U.S.-Mexico border. In exchange for approval—especially for the […]
Elisabeth [not her real name] described how people in her group, including a pregnant woman, were handcuffed and beaten: “They dragged her on the ground… They tied them like this [putting wrists together in front of her body], they also tied the pregnant woman. They even stepped on the other lady’s stomach, beating her.” Some […]
Some patients report that their possessions, including mobile phones, money, and medications, were confiscated, before they were forced onto boats, taken out to sea, transferred onto life rafts, and then cast adrift – an illegal practice known as pushbacks. Over the past two years, MSF teams on Lesvos and Samos have provided medical assistance to […]
San Diego, CA (Oct. 13, 2023) – Today a federal court in California denied a preliminary injunction in a legal challenge to the Biden administration’s policy of turning back asylum seekers who request protection without first obtaining an appointment via the government’s CBP One smartphone app. Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Court found it […]