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Attorney Aissa Olivarez of the Community Immigration Law Center
The Community Immigration Law Center works to ensure dignity and access to justice for people, especially those facing deportation, by providing legal representation and consultations. It also works to support and educate the community at large about immigration issues. World View host Gil Halsted recently spoke with Aissa Olivarez, managing attorney of the Community Immigration […]
Deadly Aleppo Suicide Bomb Attack
Under a complex humanitarian deal in Syria, 5,000 people were offered safe passage from the government-held towns of Foua and Kefriya, which are surrounded by rebels, and 2,000 left the rebel-held towns of Madaya and Zabadani near Damascus, which were besieged by government forces. The exchange began early on Saturday, but both groups became stranded […]
Nigeria in Talks to Release Remaining Captive Chibok Girls
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement last Thursday that the government is in talks to release the remaining captive Chibok girls. Last Friday was the third anniversary of the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram, one of the most infamous of Boko Haram’s insurgency. While some girls have been released […]
Charity begins at home?
Donor government spending on development rose nearly 9 percent from 2015 to 2016 according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD figures released this week. However, what looked like good news for developing countries, turns out to be mostly the result of donor nations counting domestic funds spent on refugees in their countries […]
New Corruption Investigations Further Beleaguer to Brazil’s Presiden...
A judge in Brazil’s Supreme Court this past week introduce new corruption investigations into dozens of the country’s most powerful politicians, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered government of President Michel Temer. Altogether, a third of the cabinet and nearly a third of the Senate will be target of inquiries into this new phase […]
Students in Paraguay Lead Opposition to Ruling Party’s Attempts to C...
Paraguay’s ongoing crisis over a congressional back-room vote by the ruling conservative Colorado Party to change the constitution without a constitutionally stipulated elected constituent assembly is thrusting students and young people into the front lines of political activism. The Latin America Post reports that young people made up the bulk of crowds which braved tear […]
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