News Digest: May 3, 2024

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4/22/24, Sahan Journal, ‘Waiting for this opportunity’: Two Oromo refugees pay it forward by sponsoring a stranger through Welcome Corps

4/25/24, The Hill, Ballooning immigration detention enrages advocates

4/26/24, NPR, A year later, Florida businesses say the state’s immigration law dealt a huge blow

4/26/24, New York Times, Talk of an immigrant ‘invasion’ grows in Republican ads and speech

4/27/24, NPR, An Afghan migrant, aged 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here’s how citizens responded

4/27/24, Associated Press, Migration roils U.S. election. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it

4/29/24, New Humanitarian, U.S. signals greater willingness to engage with the Taliban

4/29/24, CBS News, Baltimore County launches “Welcoming and Belonging Strategic Plan” to integrate immigrants

4/29/24, New York Times, Biden and Mexico’s President vow combined action on illegal immigration

4/29/24, WBUR, How Panama and the U.S. are responding to reports of an ‘enormous’ rise in migrant sexual violence

4/30/24, Voice of America, Three immigrants. Three journeys

4/30/24, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ‘Everybody deserves a fair chance’: A conversation with Erin Barbato, director of UW’s Immigrant Justice Clinic

4/30/24, Associated Press, As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants

4/30/24, New York Times, A mysterious flier, a tiny charity and a disinformation campaign at the border

4/30/24, Washington Post, A quieter border eases pressure on Biden, with a hand from Mexico

4/30/24, Associated Press, US and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal immigration

4/30/24, CBS News, White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees

5/1/24, New Humanitarian, Lawless and neglected: Local Colombians see Darien influx as economic lifeline

5/1/24, Texas Tribune and ProPublica, How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history

5/1/24, Voice of America, Advocates seek work permits for long-term undocumented workers in the U.S.

5/2/24, Axios, Mexican smugglers are increasingly using semi-trailers to transport migrants

5/2/24, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Refugee team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports