Refugees Held At US Detention Centers Go On Hunger Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend

“There are grave injustices being committed, detentions spanning eight months, 10 months, a year, a year and a half, so in the end we are being told we have no rights and will be deported, with offensive words and gestures that make us feel worthless.”

John Vibes
By John Vibes
Housing for immigrant children and families.

(ANTIMEDIA) Over 100 refugees who are being held at various U.S. detainment facilities have gone on a hunger strike over the thanksgiving weekend, calling for an end to their prolonged detention and mass deportations that have been taking place recently. When refugees enter the U.S., there is a rigorous screening process that they must go through,

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Bernie Sanders Says US Can’t Turn Its back On Syrian Refugees

“During these difficult times, we will not succumb to Islamophobia, we will not turn our backs on the refugees.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaks during a town hall meeting

CLEVELAND — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Monday the U.S. must not "succumb to Islamophobia" by turning its back on refugees fleeing the fighting in Syria. Sanders spoke before an enthusiastic crowd of about 7,000 people on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Vermont senator began his speech by telling the

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All Paris Attackers Identified So Far Are European Nationals, Not Refugees

“It is all EU citizens so far. This can change with the hours, but so far it is quite clear it is an issue of internal domestic security.”

Justin Salhani | ThinkProgress
By Justin Salhani | ThinkProgress
Syrian refugee Isra Abomosa, 18, carries belongings before boarding a train to Vannes, western France, in the Montparnasse railway station, in Paris, France .Her slain husband, bombed-out Damascus home and refugee life are behind her. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

All of the attackers from Friday’s massacre in Paris so far have been identified as European Union nationals, according to a top EU official. The announcement further casts doubt on the validity of a Syrian passport found near the bodies of a slain attacker. “Let me underline, the profile of the terrorists so far identified tells us this is an

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US Program To Save Child Refugees Has Welcomed This Many: Zero

More than 5,400 minors from Central America applied to get in to US as refugees. All of them are still waiting.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Immigration Overload Central American Gangs Q&A

A year after President Barack Obama launched a program to grant asylum to Central American children fleeing violence or seeking to reunite with family members, the statistics are in: not one child has made it to the U.S. through that initiative. New analysis by the New York Times published Thursday reveals that the Central American Minors

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European Commission: Millions Of Refugees Will Boost EU Economies

Economic simulations project strong GDP growth from new residents.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Refugees and migrants wait to cross the border from the northern Greek village of Idomeni to southern Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Greece has borne the brunt of a massive refugee and migration flow of people heading into the European Union. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

While the influx of asylum seekers from the Middle East into the European Union has been hugely controversial in some nations, and is fueling a lot of tensions, the European Commission’s reports suggest that they could be an economic boon for the continent if properly integrated into the workforce of those nations. The Commission’s simulations

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Sean Hannity Falls For Hoax Website Claiming US Is Taking In 250,000 Syrian Refugees

Hannity said that Obama plans to bring 250,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to America. The number is not only disconnected from anything Obama or his administration ever said, it flies in the face of any number associated with America’s refugee resettlement program.

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Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette. 20140925. Shale Insight Conference. Stephanie Ritenbaugh. Biz. Conservative commentator Sean Hannity speaks at the luncheon for the Shale Insight 2014 conference at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Thursday. Writer: Stephanie Ritenbaugh. Story Slug: Hannity0926

Clips of Sean Hannity and Donald Trump discussing the 250,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama said he would allow into the United States. The waves of refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq have given the conflict there a domestic immediacy in the race for the White House. While Europe is absorbing the great majority of refugees, some are

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