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Of Presidential Power and Prison Riots in Guatemala
On January 17, riots erupted in three prisons across Guatemala. Armed with guns and makeshift weapons, some with rags tied across their faces, prisoners set fires and barricaded themselves behind mattresses and debris. Simultaneously, alleged gang members gunned down a dozen Guatemalan policemen on streets across at least 13 municipalities.
American University School of International Service
Displaying 1 - 20 of 64 articles President Donald Trump has rapidly, and without warning to allies or even his own officials, shifted U.S. foreign policy in Syria. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta November 26, 2019 In northern Syria, Trump has caused U.S. allies and rivals to view American commitments in a new, uncertain light. Other countries may now shift to depend less on the U.S., weakening national power. The parents of Harry Dunn spoke at a press conference in New York on October 14.
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly
From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values. Having explored the evolution of these policies and their consequences as both a practitioner of immigration law and scholar of U.S.-Latin American relations, I disagree.
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly
From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values. Having explored the evolution of these policies and their consequences as both a practitioner of immigration law and scholar of U.S.-Latin American relations, I disagree. A group of women and children at the Angel Island Immigration Station in the 1920s.
The Long, Bipartisan History of Dealing With Immigrants Harshly
A group of Mexican laborers boarding a train in Chicago to be deported in 1951. (AP Photo) By Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values.
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values.
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values.
The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly
From the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban to its family separation policy, many Americans object to the White House’s hardline immigration policies as a historical aberration out of sync with U.S. values. Having explored the evolution of these policies and their consequences as both a practitioner of immigration law and scholar of U.S.-Latin American relations, I disagree. A group of women and children at the Angel Island Immigration Station in the 1920s.
Migrants aux portes des États-Unis : pourquoi ils fuient leurs pays
L’afflux massif de familles en provenance d’Amérique centrale et qui demandent l’asile aux États-Unis est un phénomène d’une ampleur considérable pour les services d’immigration américains. La crise humanitaire à la frontière sud des États-Unis a provoqué, le 7 avril dernier, la démission forcée de Kirstjen Nielsen, secrétaire à la Sécurité intérieure, le président Donald Trump lui ayant reproché d’avoir mal géré la situation.
Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee
A man hugs his family before leaving for the U.S. border with a migrant caravan from San Salvador, El Salvador, January 16, 2019. (AP/Salvador Meléndez) EDITOR’S NOTE: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Latino USA. By Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities.
Migrants' stories: Why they flee
Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee
A man hugs his family before leaving for the U.S. border with a migrant caravan from San Salvador, El Salvador, January 16, 2019. (AP/Salvador Meléndez) By Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities.
Migrants' stories: Why they run
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants' stories: Why they run
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants' stories: Why they run
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants' stories: Why they run
Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee By Anthony W. Fontes
Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Migrants’ Stories: Why They Flee
Massive influxes of Central American families seeking asylum in the United States are overwhelming U.S. immigration facilities. The crisis along the U.S. southern border led directly to the forced resignation on April 7 of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, whom President Donald Trump believed ineffectively managed the situation.
Mortal Doubt
The fear of violent crime dominates Guatemala City. In the midst of unprecedented levels of postwar violence, Guatemalans struggle to fathom the myriad forces that have made life in this city so deeply insecure. Born out of histories of state terror, migration, and US deportation, maras (transnational gangs) have become the face of this new era of violence.
Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
Campaign advertisements appearing for this year’s midterm elections include a stream of Republican campaign ads linking immigration to crime. One-quarter of Republican ads running nationwide this election season denounce immigrant violence, according to the Wesleyan Media Project, and advocate for President Donald Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant policies, which include separating immigrant children from their parents and slashing the number of refugee admissions.
Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Campaign advertisements appearing for this year’s midterm elections include a stream of Republican campaign ads linking immigration to crime.The GOP ads echo the rhetoric of Trump, who on Wednesday tweeted an inflammatory anti-immigration ad that attacks Democrats as soft on crime.Republican Geoff Diehl, who is hoping to unseat Sen.
Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
Campaign advertisements appearing for this year’s midterm elections include a stream of Republican campaign ads linking immigration to crime. One-quarter of Republican ads running nationwide this election season denounce immigrant violence, according to the Wesleyan Media Project, and advocate for President Donald Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant policies, which include separating immigrant children from their parents and slashing the number of refugee admissions.
The American Dream Meets a Central American Nightmare
And yet in the United States, the promise of a better future that animates the American dream — not only for poor migrants but also for American working-class families — has been in retreat for decades. Since the 1970s, the gap between rich and poor has widened inexorably. And now, the aspirations of right-wing United States lawmakers may portend even deeper and more disturbing convergences between Central American nightmares and the fading American dream.
Opinion | The Demise of a Prison Lord (Published 2016)
Op-Ed Contributor Aug. 16, 2016 Byron Lima Oliva in a Guatemala City courtroom in 2014.Credit...Saul Martinez/European Pressphoto Agency On July 18, Guatemala’s most infamous — and powerful — prisoner, Byron Lima Oliva, was shot to death in the Pavón prison outside Guatemala City. While it was a fellow prisoner who, the authorities said, put two bullets in Mr. Lima’s head, in all likelihood the intellectual authors of the killing hail from the highest echelons of the state and the moneyed elite.
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