News headlines for “Immigration”, page 280
RIGHTS-US: Women Migrants Describe Abuse in County Jails
- Inter Press Service
Broken arms, dislocated jaws, intimidation and vulgarities are part of the daily routine immigrant woman experience in Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) jails, human and civil rights organisations charge.
AUSTRALIA: Asylum Seekers at Centre of Political Squabble
- Inter Press Service
Australia’s opposition and governing parties have been admonished for attempting to make ‘political capital’ out of the recent spike in asylum seekers trying to reach the nation’s shores by boat.
MALAYSIA: Burmese Refugees 'Treated Like a Commodity'
- Inter Press Service
The mistreatment of Burmese migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Malaysia is the focus of a report released Thursday by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
U.S.: Arizona Feels the Heat of Immigration Debate
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of people poured into the streets of Phoenix this past Sunday in one of several nationwide marches scheduled through May to pressure President Barack Obama to act on immigration reform.
MIGRATION: Financial Crisis Eroding Remittance Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
The Geneva-based International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has warned that the current financial crisis is threatening to claim another casualty: international migration.
MEXICO-US: More Rhetoric for Change
- Inter Press Service
Reiterated promises of cooperation and respect marked U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico Thursday. But activists and analysts from both countries told IPS that there have been enough words and that it is time for concrete action from Washington.
IRAQ: More Than Two Million Refugees Waiting to Come Home
- Inter Press Service
The government of Iraq and the international community must establish safe conditions for the return of 2.6 million displaced Iraqis, says a new field report by the non-profit group Refugees International.
RIGHTS-US: Local Police Increasingly Target Migrant Communities
- Inter Press Service
Alleged abuses of a little-known section of U.S. immigration law have triggered charges of racial and ethnic profiling and diverting local law enforcement from their crime-fighting mission.
EUROPE: Recession Invites an Unwanted Homecoming
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of East Europeans who migrated to the West in search of work when the EU expanded in 2004 are returning home as the global financial crisis plunges their adopted countries into recession.
FRANCE: Under the Eiffel Tower, a Desperate Game Plays Out
- Inter Press Service
It's a common sight at France's most famed monument: the police chasing groups of young African and Indian men while tourists stare open-mouthed.
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