News headlines for “Immigration”, page 239
SRI LANKA: Saudi Death Sentence for Maid Shakes Govt
- Inter Press Service
The Sri Lanka government is considering a further tightening of age restrictions on women leaving the country to become domestic workers. But some analysts say this is a quick-fix solution to the problem of women running afoul of the law abroad.
U.S.: Execution of Mexican Citizen Draws Wide Condemnation
- Inter Press Service
'I'm ready. Let's get this show on the road,' Humberto Leal Garcia told a prison warden minutes before his execution in Texas on the night of Jul. 7.
UN: Somalia Is 'Worst Humanitarian Disaster'
- Inter Press Service
The head of the United Nations refugee agency has described the situation in drought-hit Somalia as the 'worst humanitarian disaster' in the world, after meeting with those affected at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
MIDEAST: Never a Good Day for This Population
- Inter Press Service
In dire need of money to assist her family back home, 27-year-old Makeda from Ethiopia was forced to return to the Middle East as a domestic worker.
RIGHTS: Activists Tell U.N. High Commissioner They're in Danger
- Inter Press Service
Reports of extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, kidnappings and assaults are some of the heavy baggage that U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is taking home from Mexico.
AFRICA: Starting from Scratch
- Inter Press Service
In their hundreds of thousands they have crossed the border, arriving by boat, bus or on foot. After decades of civil war with the north, South Sudanese have come back home to witness the birth of their new nation on Jul. 9. The fight for independence has come to an end, but for many returnees, the struggle is far from over.
SUDAN: Starting from Scratch
- Inter Press Service
In their hundreds of thousands they have crossed the border, arriving by boat, bus or on foot. After decades of civil war with the north, South Sudanese have come back home to witness the birth of their new nation on Jul. 9. The fight for independence has come to an end, but for many returnees, the struggle is far from over.
Marriage Victory Leaves Gay Immigrants in Limbo
- Inter Press Service
Henry Velandia, an immigrant from Venezuela, will not be deported, federal immigration officials informed him last week. Now he and his husband, Josh Vandiver, will be able to remain together in the United States.
Colombia Asks Caribbean to Look South
- Inter Press Service
The 15-member Caribbean Community's annual summit, which concluded here Monday, reflected here broader trends of south- south cooperation and integration, both within and beyond the region itself.
MEXICO-US: Migrants Disappear - and Ransom Money Too
- Inter Press Service
In August 2007, two Mexicans tried to get their brother into the United States illegally, by hiring a people trafficker or 'coyote' for a fee of 2,500 dollars for the journey. But the would-be migrant never got across the border, and the money disappeared.
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