On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the Trump administration must release 124 children who have been held for more than 20 days in family detention facilities. Judge Gee’s ruling cited the threat of COVID-19 and insufficient protections in the crowded facilities, writing that “family residential centers are on fire and there […]
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Treatment of Afghan Interpreters
Approximately one month, the Director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal, highlighted the plight of Afghan Interpreter, Mohammed Nabi, and how he was sleeping rough on the streets of Athens. Nabi’s case was initially documented and he was assisted by Jess Webster, who works with refugees in Greece. Having heard of the case, the petition by […]
Veteran US Diplomat Fears for Missing & Displaced Immigrant Children
Former U.S. Ambassador of Senegal Harriet L. Elam-Thomas, who currently sits on the advisory board of the University of Central Florida‘s “The Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery“ program, is concerned about the welfare of approximately 1,500 missing immigrant children, as well as the most recent group separated from their parents […]