DHS ends family reunification parole programs, including for Haitians
By Haitian Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday it is terminating all categorical family reunification parole programs for immigrants from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras, as well as their immediate family members. In a statement published on USCIS.gov, DHS said the decision is part of what it
Asylum-seekers try other options in Mexico
By Kate Morrissey • Capital & Main The line of people outside the office for Mexico’s refugee agency formed before 7 a.m., stretching down the sidewalk on a September morning in Tapachula, a small city near the border with Guatemala. “Strong Cuban coffee!” a woman advertised in Spanish, walking up and down the line. Haitian women sat
US House GOP preps health care bill for vote before new year
By: Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans released a health care bill Friday evening they hope will help curb rising costs, though the measure doesn’t have the level of Democratic support needed to get through the Senate. The 111-page bill will likely move to the House floor next week, where Speaker Mike Johnson will need nearly
Illinois legalizes physician-assisted suicide; critics warn of moral, safety risks
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, prompting strong backlash from medical, disability, religious and legal groups who say it was rushed and violates key ethical and legal protections. State Rep. Bill Hauter, R-Morton, a practicing physician, said Pritzker showed signs of hesitation but ultimately “his leftist ideology took over and he
Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border
By: RFI Poland, a strong supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Moscow, announced plans in May last year to bolster a long stretch of its border that includes Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The main task of the German soldiers in Poland will be “engineering activities,” a spokesman for the defence ministry



