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How the oil and gas industry is trying to hold US public schools hostage
May 10, 2022 12:29In New Mexico – the fastest-warming and most water-stressed state in the continental US, where wildfires have recently devoured over 120,000 acres and remain uncontained – the oil and gas industry is coming out in force to deepen the region’s dependence on fossil fuels.
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Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights
Dec 16, 2021 18:23Recently, the US government held the largest-ever auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico’s history, offering up more than 80m acres of the Gulf’s seabed for fossil fuel extraction.
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Biden is upholding Trump's hateful vision for the border
Dec 09, 2021 13:05The Biden administration officially ended “Remain in Mexico” in June, but is now reinstating it under a court order. In one key area, Biden’s rebooted “Remain in Mexico” is even more cruel, expanding the number of people who can be placed into the program, including Haitians and other Caribbean nations with majority Afro-descendant populations like Jamaica.
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Biden rebuked for plan to implement 'even worse' version of Trump's 'remain in Mexico' policy
Dec 05, 2021 14:20After the U.S. government announced that it has reached an agreement with Mexico to restart the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, immigrant rights advocates criticized the Biden administration for "hiding behind a flawed court order to justify" reviving a policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in makeshift camps along the southern border pending legal review of their cases.
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US military training in Mexico increased as human rights waned, new database reveals
Nov 21, 2021 07:00In the years after the U.S. pledged to invest in human rights and rule of law, the Pentagon spent millions training elite Mexican units how to fight.
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Border arrests have soared to all-time high, new CBP data shows
Nov 07, 2021 15:28U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September, and arrests by the Border Patrol soared to the highest levels ever recorded, according to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by The Washington Post.
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Advocates blast Biden for embracing Trump's 'racist' policy as court upholds Title 42 expulsions
Oct 06, 2021 14:52Migrant rights advocates have recently accused President Joe Biden of embracing his predecessor's racist policies and endangering families following a court ruling that will allow the administration to continue expelling asylum-seekers under the pretext of protecting public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From Afghanistan to Central America, US creates refugee crises
Aug 29, 2021 04:52The United States has a responsibility to provide a safe haven for refugees, from Afghanistan, Latin America, or elsewhere, and to cease interventions that fuel these crises and displace so many.
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Supreme Court allows revival of Trump-era ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
Aug 27, 2021 14:50The Supreme Court on Tuesday (24 Aug 2021) refused to block a ruling from a federal judge in Texas requiring the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration program that forces asylum seekers arriving at the southwestern border to await approval in Mexico.
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Mexico files historic lawsuit against US gun companies fueling cartel carnage
Aug 08, 2021 13:45In a historic move welcomed by gun control advocates, the Mexican government recently has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Massachusetts against American weapons manufacturers and suppliers, accusing them of negligent business practices enabling the illegal cross-border arms flow that contributes to Mexico's record homicide rate.