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Far Right Rumors About Stabbing Attack Spur Anti-Migrant Riots in Dublin
Critics said the outburst was a result of years of demonization of migrants by politicians in Ireland and elsewhere.

Talk of “Border Crisis” Is Misleading. The Real Crisis Is US-Imposed Poverty.
U.S. policies created the poverty that drives people to migrate here, despite the lack of adequate social supports.

US Immigration Policy Is Designed to Divide the Working Class
A policy that legalizes some immigrants and criminalizes others pits workers against each other for employers' benefit.

Women-Led Groups in Chicago Spearhead Response to Migrant Influx
As the migrant influx continues, their efforts shine a light on the need for collective action and federal response.

Federal Judge Orders Texas to Remove Deadly Buoys From Rio Grande
Judge David A. Ezra also prohibited "building new or placing additional buoys, blockades, or structure" in the river.

3-Year-Old Dies En Route to Chicago Under Abbott’s Anti-Migrant Bussing Program
The child's is the latest in a series of migrant deaths critics have attributed to the governor's Operation Lone Star.

Abbott Says He’ll Defy Fed Order to Remove Barbed Wire Barriers on Rio Grande
"The State of Texas’ actions violate federal law [and] raise humanitarian concerns," the Justice Department said.

Victims of Migrant Boat Tragedy Are Casualties of the US “War on Terror”
It’s hard to disentangle the U.S.’s military interventions from the reasons so many of the migrants made their journeys.

DeSantis Transferred $92 Million to Project Helping Developer Who Donated to Him
One newspaper questioned whether the revelations demonstrated a "too-cozy" relationship between DeSantis and his donors.

The Mediterranean Shipwreck Tragedy Was an Outcome of Militarism
Horror spreads everywhere when militarism reigns and weapon sales proliferate, displacing those fleeing violence.