Im/migrants and Refugees

Polish soldier deserts, charges army with killing migrantsPolish soldier deserts, charges army with killing migrants

Polish soldier deserts, charges army with killing migrants

Polish soldier Emil Czeczko, who was serving on the border under orders to prevent migrants from crossing from Belarus into…

January 3, 2022
Shell-shocked in Amhara, Ethiopia: ‘I don’t even want to hear the word “America” ’ Shell-shocked in Amhara, Ethiopia: ‘I don’t even want to hear the word “America” ’ 

Shell-shocked in Amhara, Ethiopia: ‘I don’t even want to hear the word “America” ’ 

By Ann Garrison Ann Garrison is a Black Agenda Report contributing editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In…

November 25, 2021
Haiti in crisis, U.S. big-business press calls for interventionHaiti in crisis, U.S. big-business press calls for intervention

Haiti in crisis, U.S. big-business press calls for intervention

Oct. 31 — The Haitian economy lacks the fuel it needs to function. Because Haiti’s electric grid is unreliable, hospitals,…

November 5, 2021
International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

International tribunal of legal experts to judge U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

The following is lightly edited from a press release issued by the tribunal: In the Spirit of Mandela, an unprecedented…

October 18, 2021
National Week of Action in Support of Black MigrantsNational Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants

National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants

The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups…

October 15, 2021
La brutalidad racista contra los migrantes haitianos desata la indignaciónLa brutalidad racista contra los migrantes haitianos desata la indignación

La brutalidad racista contra los migrantes haitianos desata la indignación

El mundo entero ha respondido con horror y rabia a las imágenes de migrantes haitianos azotados y aterrorizados por agentes…

October 4, 2021
U.S. policies drove people from Haiti, now force them backU.S. policies drove people from Haiti, now force them back

U.S. policies drove people from Haiti, now force them back

Haitians expelled from the camp in Del Rio, Texas, at the end of September were forced or tricked into getting…

October 4, 2021
Haitian lives matter!Haitian lives matter!

Haitian lives matter!

Philadelphia As the solidarity rally in Philadelphia with Haitian refugees began to gather Sept. 28, around 75 participants were greeted…

September 29, 2021
Open the borders! Reparations for the Haitian people!Open the borders! Reparations for the Haitian people!

Open the borders! Reparations for the Haitian people!

Workers World Party salutes the inspiring bravery of the Haitian people — in Del Rio, Texas, and in Haiti, now…

September 29, 2021
Encampment cleared in a racist rush – Haiti still totteringEncampment cleared in a racist rush – Haiti still tottering

Encampment cleared in a racist rush – Haiti still tottering

After images of the U.S. Border Patrol agents using long reins as whips against Haitians camped in Del Rio, Texas,…

September 28, 2021