Asylum policy overhaul aims to cut border backlog
Ken Cuccinelli defends a sweeping rule at the U S Mexico border that would deny asylum to almost all non Mexican arrivals who pass through another country without seeking asylum there. The policy targets Central Americans and others, reshaping U S asylum amid litigation and a broader crackdown ahead of the 2024 election.
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U.s.-Mexico
Ken Cuccinelli
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Associated Press
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Juan Carlos Perla
Documents show Marshals sought help over Epstein travel before death
New Freedom of Information Act papers reveal U S Marshals planned to involve France Austria and Monaco to verify unreported travel by Jeffrey Epstein a registered sex offender while awaiting trial for sex trafficking allegations. The notes also show efforts to obtain Epstein phone records from the U S Virgin Islands and that investigations ceased after his death.
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Jeffrey Epstein
U.S. Marshals Service
Epstein
Marshals Service
France
Austria
Monaco
Muckrock
U.S. Virgin Islands
Manhattan Correctional Center
Miami Herald
Perversion of Justice
Justice Department
Marshal Services
Census hiring lag for local outreach staff grows
Census officials say they are more than 200 staff short of a 1500 person goal for local partnership specialists a key outreach role ahead of the 2020 count. The agency notes progress on address verification while stressing the importance of partnerships to reach hard to count populations.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Willette Allen
Census Bureau
Allen
Congressional Democrats
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Steven Dillingham
Migrant escapes Libya tells of torture on sea rescue
Moucar Diallo, a Guinea native, recounts his fifth bid to reach Europe by sea aboard the Ocean Viking after smuggling gangs beat and detained him in Libya. He joined 49 others rescued 16 miles from shore as EU backed Libyan coast guard pushbacks reduce ship arrivals.
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Moucar Diallo
Europe
Libya
Guinea
Diallo
Zuwara
Mediterranean Sea
SOS Mediterranee
Doctors Without Borders
Associated Press
European Union
Mediterranean
Libyan Coast Guard
Italy
U.N
Ebola survivor in Congo passes college entrance exam
In Beni Congo 21 year old Claude Mabona passed the bac exam while in an Ebola treatment center. Proctoring staff at the ALIMA center arranged exam conditions behind a window and photos were sent for scoring. Mabona hopes to inspire other Ebola patients to pursue education.
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Claude Mabona
Ministry of Education
Associated Press
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ALIMA
Mahindo Bukangali Loboto
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