Refugee Cartoonist Uses Art to Tell Sudan Story in Houston
Mohamed Khalifa, a Sudanese refugee turned Houston cab driver and political cartoonist, uses simple line drawings to portray the hardships of displacement. His work reflects his own flight from Sudan to Egypt and finally the United States, where he aims to publish a book of drawings to spotlight refugee struggles.
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U.N. High Commission On Refugees
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Mother sentenced for abandoning twin girls on highway
Christy Radney was sentenced to 20 years for abandoning 22 month old twin girls on a busy Lake Worth highway in 2003. She also received a 10 year term for jumping bail, to run concurrently. Radney testified she thought the children were with her aunt. Several motorists rescued the toddlers.
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Ex customs inspector sentenced for bribes and drug case
Federal judge sentenced Lizandro Martinez, 45, to 14 years for accepting about 1 million dollars in bribes to allow 50 tons of drugs into the United States through the Progreso International Bridge. He used the money to buy a McAllen home, a used car business, and muscle cars. Roberto Dominguez, 47, Hidalgo police officer and Martinez's drug contact, received eight years.
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