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Human Rights Advocates Slam UK Move to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The Labour Party has vowed to scrap the legislation if it wins control of the government later this year.

More Than 20 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Die in Iowa as Legislature Adjourns
The state has been the site of fierce resistance to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation this year.

Public Health Finally Sees Incarceration as a Crisis. Abolition Is the Solution.
Backed by research, more public health advocates are opposing projects that harm rather than heal their communities.

Migrants Tricked Into DeSantis Flight Scheme Qualify for Residency Visas
The migrants “are now able to legally work in the United States” and are protected from deportation, their lawyer said.

Sanders to Push Amendment Removing Military Funding for Israel in Aid Package
Sanders’s amendment would restore US funding to UNRWA, the most important aid agency working in Gaza.

Israel Tied With Iran Among Top Jailers of Journalists in 2023, Report Finds
The Committee to Protect Journalists says 2023 saw the highest number of arrests of Palestinian journalists since 1992.

$26B in Unconditional Aid to Israel Passes House With Just 58 Voting Against
“Our country isn’t just complicit in this genocide. We’re actively participating in it,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

New Rule Will Protect Medical Records for Out-of-State Abortions Under HIPAA
Doctors can’t tell law enforcement about a patient’s abortion if they had the procedure in a state where it’s legal.

Nevada Supreme Court Allows Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative to Move Forward
The proposed amendment would guarantee a right to an abortion up to fetal viability.

3 Republicans Now Back Motion to Vacate Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
“Mike Johnson’s Speakership is over,” Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Sunday.