Crime
Afghan refugees to be taught about British values and culture (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking
(AP) U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides” or otherwise sexually abused. U.S. officials at intake centers in the United Arab […]
Government & Politics
Afghan refugees not tested for COVID before landing in US Afghans are tested after arrival in the United States
(Free Beacon) Afghan refugees coming to the United States did not receive COVID-19 tests before departing Kabul, the State Department told the Washington Free Beacon. The State Department’s disclosure comes amid increased scrutiny of the Biden administration’s handling of more than 100,000 […]
Government & Politics
Council of Europe slams Greece over contentious migration bill
(Kathimerini) Europe’s top human rights watchdog has lambasted Greece’s new bill aiming to regulate the deportations and returns of migrants, saying it poses serious restrictions on the activities of NGOs trying to save lives in the Aegean. “The Greek parliament should reconsider […]
Government & Politics
Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
(AP) President Joe Biden on Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims’ families who have long sought the records in hopes of implicating the Saudi government. The order, coming […]
Government & Politics
EU leader ‘deplores’ Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff
(AP) A top European Union official condemned Belarus and expressed support for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia on Friday as a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, […]
Government & Politics
Explainer: Why Poland declared state of emergency at border
(AP) Polish President Andrzej Duda declared a state of emergency in areas along the border with Belarus Thursday, following a surge in illegal migration. Poland is now the third European Union member to impose a state of emergency in areas bordering Belarus […]
Clothing
Rep. Ilhan Omar: ‘People need to stop using Muslim women as tropes in their social commentary’
(CNS) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.) on Thursday tweeted out — and criticized — a cartoon that had been done on Wednesday by Mike Luckovich, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The cartoon showed two Muslim women in burkas. One was […]
Forced & Underage Marriage
Afghan women report forced marriages to flee country amid Taliban takeover, sources say
(CNN) US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in which women and girls were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands to be eligible for evacuation and escape the Taliban, according […]
Government & Politics
9/11 victims’ families seek probe of missing evidence
(AP) Relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks called Thursday for the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the FBI’s handling of evidence from its investigation into the hijackers and their associates, saying certain records are apparently missing or lost. […]
Children & Teens
Danish minister on trial for separating migrant couples
(AFP) A former Danish immigration minister insisted she was innocent on Thursday at the opening of her impeachment trial on charges of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum. The 26 judges of the special court, which only […]
Government & Politics
Maryam Monsef falls in polls after calling Taliban ‘our brothers’
(iPolitics) After referring to the Taliban as “our brothers,” it looks as though Liberal incumbent Maryam Monsef won’t be representing her southern Ontario riding of Peterborough-Kawartha for a third term, according to a Mainstreet Research poll. The survey, conducted on Sept. 1, […]
Children & Teens
Inger Stoejberg: Danish ex-immigration minister faces impeachment trial
(BBC) A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark […]
Government & Politics
EU backs helping Afghanistan’s neighbors cope with refugees
(AP) European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan’s neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe. In a closing statement following a meeting in […]
Demonstrations
Poland seeks state of emergency along border with Belarus
(AP) Poland’s government asked the president Tuesday to declare a state of emergency along the border with Belarus as it tries to stop migrants from entering from the neighboring country. The government cited the potential risk from foreign actors and the actions […]
Government & Politics
Taliban would take back Europe’s Afghan deportees to face courts, says spokesman
(Reuters) The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday. Austria’s conservative-led government has taken a […]
Government & Politics
Evers: GOP concerns over Afghan refugees ‘dog whistle crap’
(AP) Republican concerns over the screening process for thousands of Afghan refugees who stood side by side with Americans and are now being processed through Fort McCoy are unfounded “dog whistle crap,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Monday. Republicans, including former President […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib calls on Israel to release the body of a woman who tried to kill Israeli troops
(JTA) Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib called for Israel to return the body of a woman who was killed while she attempted to kill Israeli soldiers. In a Twitter thread on Saturday, Tlaib, one of Israel’s harshest critics in Congress, slammed Israel for […]
Government & Politics
Fake Home Office website deterring Afghan asylum seekers from journeying to UK (LINK ONLY)
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Graham: ‘The chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof’
(Hill) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday said the chances of more terrorist attacks like the ones on Sept. 11, 2001, “just went through the roof” because of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Graham, during an interview with guest host […]
Government & Politics
Italy says it has received most Afghan evacuees in EU
(AFP) Italy said it has taken in the largest number of Afghans fleeing the war-ravaged country following the Taliban takeover, vowing “not to abandon” vulnerable groups after airlift evacuations end. Western nations are scrambling to get their citizens out of Kabul airport […]
Government & Politics
GOP rift widens amid growing hostility to Afghan refugees
(AP) As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from the chaos of Afghanistan, a growing number of Republicans are questioning why the U.S. should take in Afghan citizens who worked side by side with Americans, further exacerbating divides within the […]
Government & Politics
Up to 30 councils in England refuse to help Afghan refugees (LINK ONLY)
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Rep Ilhan Omar posts photo of 9/11 attacks after deadliest day in a decade for US military In the now-deleted tweet, the progressive 'Squad' member Omar shared a New York Post cover that called her out for her comments on 9/11.
(Post Millennial) Late Thursday night, following a day which saw the deaths of 13 US service members in a terrorist attack in Kabul, the deadliest day in a decade for US military in Afghanistan, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) posted a photo of […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib promoted a fundraiser for group tied to Hamas, Taliban Baitulmaal gives financial support to families of Palestinian terrorists
(Free Beacon) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) on Wednesday shared a tweet that advertised a fundraiser for an organization with ties to Hamas and the Taliban. Tlaib, who has a long history of anti-Semitic rhetoric, retweeted a post from critical race theorist […]
Government & Politics
Spanish populist warns of jihadist elements among Afghan refugees
(Breitbart) A senior member of the Spanish populist party Vox has [warned] of the potential threat from jihadist extremists among Afghan refugees after the Taliban released prisoners across the country. Vox vice president Jorge Buxadé spoke Tuesday on the issue of settling Afghan […]
Government & Politics
Security dominates EU draft statement on Afghan migration Absent is any mention of how many refugees the EU might accept. The EU wants to first see how more countries respond, one diplomat said.
(Politico) The EU emphasized security and keeping Afghan migrants outside the bloc in a draft statement obtained Thursday by POLITICO. The two-page document — dated August 25 and slated for discussion at an EU interior ministers meeting Tuesday — used the word […]
Government & Politics
Privacy laws prevent France using UK-funded drones to stop Channel migrants (LINK ONLY)
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Europe needs security ‘screening’ of Afghan refugees, top official says As evacuation efforts wind down, migration and terrorism are top of mind for the EU.
(Politico) European countries should screen Afghan refugees upon entry into the bloc to mitigate security risks, the EU’s top home affairs official said Thursday. Europe “needs to make sure that we do not take in people that could pose a security threat […]
Government & Politics
Take a share of our asylum seekers, French Europe minister tells UK (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Spain wrangles with migrant laws as border pressure persists
(AP) A group of at least 40 migrants attempted to swim from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta and threw stones at Spanish police, local media reported as top officials wrestled Wednesday with what to do with hundreds of unaccompanied […]
Government & Politics
Federal minister Maryam Monsef calls Taliban ‘our brothers,’ stresses she views them as a terrorist group
(Toronto Star) Canada’s minister for women and gender equality, Maryam Monsef, faced a torrent of criticism Wednesday after she referred to the Taliban as “our brothers” in a plea to ensure safe passage for thousands looking to flee Afghanistan. The “cultural reference” […]
Government & Politics
Muslim American groups support US withdrawal from Afghanistan USCMO urges Biden, Congress to 'pull back' any American armed forces deployed over past 20 years in Middle East, elsewhere
(Anadolu) Muslim groups in the US voiced support for the country’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) released a written statement late Tuesday, hailing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw the US military from Afghanistan by the Aug. […]
Government & Politics
U.S. tells refugee aid groups to get ready for 50,000 Afghans
(Bloomberg) The Biden administration has asked refugee aid organizations to prepare to receive and resettle as many as 50,000 Afghans evacuated under a stopgap program as the U.S. accelerates flights out of Kabul ahead of an end-of-August deadline, according to three people […]
Government & Politics
Poland claims neighbor invites migrants, pushes them across
(AP) Poland’s prime minister insisted Tuesday that efforts by Middle Eastern migrants to enter the European Union country from neighboring Belarus are part of a plot by the Minsk regime to sow political instability in the EU. Mateusz Morawiecki spoke in Kuznica, […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel appoints former counter-terror police chief to help lead borders crackdown (LINK ONLY)
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France detains Afghan evacuee in Taliban probe: government
(AFP) France has detained an Afghan it helped evacuate from the country as part of an investigation into links with the Taliban, the government spokesman said on Tuesday. The man is believed to be close to another Afghan evacuee who is suspected […]
Government & Politics
DHS to allow some Afghans to enter US without formal visas
(Hill) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is using his parole authority to allow some Afghan evacuees to enter the United States while they wait for their applications to be processed, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. The official said that, […]
Government & Politics
Suspect Afghan evacuees put focus on European security screening
(AFP) The discovery of Afghan evacuees representing potential security risks in France and Britain has put the spotlight on screening efforts during the evacuation operation with Western diplomats working under extreme pressure in Kabul. Five Afghans who arrived in France in recent […]
Government & Politics
Poland to build Belarus border fence against migrants
(AFP) Poland on Monday announced plans for a barbed-wire fence along its border with Belarus following an influx of migrants which countries in the region called a “hybrid attack” on the EU. Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the fence would be 2.5 […]
Government & Politics
In Germany, Syrians worry Afghan crisis could fuel anti-migrant vote
(Reuters) With just five weeks to go before Germany holds an election that decides who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel, Syrians on asylum visas are concerned that an Afghan migrant crisis could fuel an anti-immigrant vote and block their path to citizenship. Some […]
Government & Politics
Lithuania says will complete Belarus border fence by Sept 2022
(Reuters) Lithuania said on Monday it would complete a 508-km (315-mile) fence along its border with Belarus by September next year to stop migrants it says are crossing in record numbers orchestrated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have […]
Government & Politics
France says watching Afghan evacuee thought linked to Taliban
(AFP) France has placed under surveillance an Afghan evacuated from Kabul who is suspected of links to the Taliban, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday. About 1,300 Afghans have in recent days been evacuated by France via a military base in […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus sends 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon
(AP) Cyprus on Monday sent 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon after they tried to reach the eastern Mediterranean island nation on two boats. Interior Minister Nicos Nouris told the Associated Press that rescue crews continue to search for one of five […]
Government & Politics
Afghanistan: Person on no-fly list flown into UK during evacuation operation, MPs told The individual, who is not being identified by the government, is understood to have reached UK soil on a British military plane, with officials being alerted overnight.'
(Sky News) A person from Afghanistan on the UK’s no-fly list has been flown into Birmingham as part of the British evacuation operation in a potential security breach, MPs have been told. The individual, who is not being identified by the government, […]
Government & Politics
Small percentage of Afghan refugees flagged through security screenings for possible ties to terrorism
(Daily Caller) A small percentage of Afghan refugees are being flagged through biometric and background checks for possible ties to terrorism, one Pentagon official and a second person familiar with the process of security screenings told the Daily Caller. The Pentagon official […]
Government & Politics
Austria’s Kurz says he opposes taking in any more Afghans
(Reuters) Austria’s conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz opposes taking in any more people fleeing Afghanistan now that the Taliban have seized power, he said in remarks published on Sunday. Austria took in more than one percent of its population in asylum seekers during […]
Government & Politics
Biden emphasizes that Afghan refugees will be vetted before entering US
(Hill) President Biden emphasized on Sunday that refugees who are being evacuated from Afghanistan will be thoroughly vetted before they are brought to the United States. Biden’s comments, which he made during a Sunday afternoon speech from the White House on the […]
Government & Politics
EU neighbours jointly rebuke Belarus for illegal migrant surge
(Reuters) The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia came together on Saturday to condemn Belarus for allowing migrants to illegally cross its borders into the European Union. “All European Union member states have a duty to protect borders and to stop […]
Government & Politics
Afghan refugees in UK may need new homes built for them due to lack of large properties (LINK ONLY)
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