Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
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In the 2024 Election,New Americans Look...
According to the National Partnership for New Americans, since the 2020 election, near 3.5 million voting age adults have become U.S. citizens.And Some experts say that this growing age group may have a significant role in shaping election results.
New York Textile Artist’s Flowers Bring...
New York’s Spanish Harlem, a textile artist is making crocheted flowers in an effort to bring joy and celebrate migration
America’s First Lady – From Immigrant...
Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, was a model before she married businessman Donald Trump 15 years ago. A Slovenian immigrant, the first lady shies away from the public eye except for occasional appearances on behalf of her causes, which focus on children
US Protest Immigrant Anger
The nationwide demonstrations in the U.S. protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have also been accompanied in some instances by looting and vandalism. In one immigrant community near Los Angeles, residents are angry and fearful after seeing their livelihoods destroyed in just one night. This latest experience brings back painful memories of the past
Our Detention System is Bankrupting Immigrants
ACCORDING TO THE Migration Policy Institute, profit is one of the driving forces behind the increasingly punitive immigration policies lobbied for by the detention industry. SB 1070, for example, known colloquially as the “Show Me Your Papers Law,” was drafted in part in 2010 at a private event held in Washington, D.C., by the conservative nonprofit American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, prior to its introduction in the Arizona Legislature