Trump kachachaa! Watu wanafukuzwa USA kila siku. Hali mbaya sana! Kama una rangi na huna makaratasi ulie tu. Trump na ubaguzi wake hana huruma. Kama una kosa lolote utaondoshwa.
Huyo inasemekana alishiriki katika mauaji ya waHutu wa Burundi.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Burundian activists say a man recently deported from the United States after failing to receive political asylum has been detained without charge back home.
The group iBurundi, which monitors alleged government abuses, says Clement Nkurunziza has had no access to a lawyer since his March 22 arrest.
Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye confirmed Nkurunziza is in custody but gave no details.
iBurundi says Nkurunziza was arrested after arriving on a plane from the U.S. Over 1,000 people had signed an online petition urging the U.S. not to send Nkurunziza back to Burundi, saying "his life would be in jeopardy."
Nkurunziza had urged Burundi's president to retire after two terms in 2015. Deadly protests broke out when President Pierre Nkurunziza successfully sought another term. The two men are not related.
The International Criminal Court judges last year authorized an investigation into allegations of state-sponsored crimes in the East African nation that the U.N. human rights chief recently called one of "the most prolific slaughterhouses of humans in recent times."
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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Angola Expels Congolese
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Angola has expelled more than 8,000 Congolese who entered the southern African country while fleeing deadly violence at home, the United Nations says in a new report.
The humanitarian report says more than 30,000 Congolese have fled to Angola during months of violence in Congo's central Kasai regions that began in August.
Catholic officials in Congo have estimated that more than 3,300 people have been killed in the unrest. On Friday, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted to send experts to the region to investigate alleged abuses that include beheadings.
More than one million Congolese have been displaced inside the country by the fighting blamed on militias and government forces, the U.N. says.
The report says militias have used an estimated 500 girls and boys as fighters or "human shields."
Aid access to the region has been limited by the violence, the U.N. said.
On Saturday, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Italy is contributing 300,000 euros ($335,000) for U.N. refugee agency efforts to `'respond to the dramatic humanitarian emergency" in the Kasai regions to help Congolese refugees in Angola, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Alfano said the aid will go toward health care, food security, education and `'promoting the reliance of the vulnerable refugee populations." He said the aid aims to `'ease the burden that weighs on the Angolan government in assuring assistance and protection to the refugee population."
The U.N. says the overall emergency aid appeal of $64 million for the Kasai crisis "remains poorly funded." The U.N. refugee agency has requested $6 million to help the Congolese in Angola.
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The humanitarian report says more than 30,000 Congolese have fled to Angola during months of violence in Congo's central Kasai regions that began in August.
Catholic officials in Congo have estimated that more than 3,300 people have been killed in the unrest. On Friday, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted to send experts to the region to investigate alleged abuses that include beheadings.
More than one million Congolese have been displaced inside the country by the fighting blamed on militias and government forces, the U.N. says.
The report says militias have used an estimated 500 girls and boys as fighters or "human shields."
Aid access to the region has been limited by the violence, the U.N. said.
On Saturday, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said Italy is contributing 300,000 euros ($335,000) for U.N. refugee agency efforts to `'respond to the dramatic humanitarian emergency" in the Kasai regions to help Congolese refugees in Angola, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Alfano said the aid will go toward health care, food security, education and `'promoting the reliance of the vulnerable refugee populations." He said the aid aims to `'ease the burden that weighs on the Angolan government in assuring assistance and protection to the refugee population."
The U.N. says the overall emergency aid appeal of $64 million for the Kasai crisis "remains poorly funded." The U.N. refugee agency has requested $6 million to help the Congolese in Angola.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Massachusetts Itapokea Watoto Wahamiaji Haramu Ambao Hawakuja Nchini USA na Wazazi Wao
Imekuwa kero na sasa nbi balaa. Watoto wahamiaji haramu (illegal aliens) kutoka Amerika ya Kati zaidi ya 57,000 wameruka mpaka wa Mexico kuingia USA. Wana umri wa miaka mitatu hadi 17. Wamekuja bila wazazi wao. Wazazi wao wanawatuma halafu wanawambia wahakikishe wanakamatwa. Sasa, wataoto wamekuwa wengi kiasi kwamba serikali ya Marekani inakosa sehemu ya kuwaweka. Gavana wetu hapa Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick, amekubali kuwapokea baadhi yao. Watu wameanza kuchachamaa maana wana dai wahamiaji haramu wamezidi kunyonyua huduma za wananchi wa kawaidia na waliokuja kihalali hasa mashule, na kliniki za afya.
Wanadai wazazi wao wanawatuma kwa vile Raidi Obama alitoa msamaha kwa watoto wahamiaji haramu waliokuwa hapa USA ambao walikuwa hapa tayari.
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BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed two possible locations in Massachusetts to temporarily shelter unaccompanied children crossing the nation's southern border.
Camp Edwards military base on Cape Cod and Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee will be reviewed by officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to see if either is suitable for housing the children, most of whom are coming from Central America, Patrick said.
Only one site would be selected, if any facility in Massachusetts is chosen.
Patrick said the federal government is looking for places that can house up to 1,000 children for four months.
He said each child would stay for an average of about 35 days and that all expenses will be picked up by the federal government while they are being processed for deportation, reunification or asylum.
The children would receive food, care and education while at the facility, Patrick said, and will not attend local schools. All children would receive a medical screening before entering the state, including all essential vaccines.
Patrick said no final decision has been made yet on whether either facility would be suitable as a shelter or when any children may start arriving.
Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos said he's also concerned about the humanitarian plight, but said locating children at Westover Air Force Base doesn't make sense, citing insufficient housing and few facilities needed to care for children.
"It does not work for those children, and it does not work for the city of Chicopee," Kos told reporters at city hall Friday afternoon according to The Republican newspaper. "We are more than skeptical."
More than 57,000 children have crossed into the country over the southern border since the fall, mostly from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Some U.S. residents have opposed housing the children within their communities, spurring protests in California and Arizona.
Patrick, who at times appeared emotional during a morning press conference, said the country and the state have a moral responsibility to look after the unaccompanied minors.
"There are children alone in a foreign land," Patrick said. "This good nation is great when we open our doors and our hearts to needy children and diminished when we don't."
Patrick said that any memorandum of understanding signed with the federal government will specify that the federal government will be responsible for the cost of running the facility, what period of time the facility would be open, and the conditions under which there could be an extension.
Patrick said other states have received similar requests from the federal government to aid in what he called a "humanitarian crisis."
State Rep. Brad Jones, the House Republican leader, said in a statement on Thursday that he will convene a meeting next week to discuss the potential impact on Massachusetts of what he called a "national immigration crisis."
President Barack Obama has requested $3.7 billion in emergency spending to help address the situation at the border. Congressional Republicans have been pushing to significantly pare down that request.
There is precedent for Massachusetts offering temporary shelter in crisis situations. In 2005, 235 Hurricane Katrina evacuees were housed at Camp Edwards until they could be placed in permanent housing.
In Connecticut, state officials recently rejected a federal request to temporarily house up to 2,000 immigrant children from Central America at a mostly vacant facility built for developmentally disabled adults, pointing in part to what they said was the facility's size and deteriorating condition.
Wanadai wazazi wao wanawatuma kwa vile Raidi Obama alitoa msamaha kwa watoto wahamiaji haramu waliokuwa hapa USA ambao walikuwa hapa tayari.
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BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick on Friday proposed two possible locations in Massachusetts to temporarily shelter unaccompanied children crossing the nation's southern border.
Camp Edwards military base on Cape Cod and Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee will be reviewed by officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to see if either is suitable for housing the children, most of whom are coming from Central America, Patrick said.
Only one site would be selected, if any facility in Massachusetts is chosen.
Patrick said the federal government is looking for places that can house up to 1,000 children for four months.
He said each child would stay for an average of about 35 days and that all expenses will be picked up by the federal government while they are being processed for deportation, reunification or asylum.
The children would receive food, care and education while at the facility, Patrick said, and will not attend local schools. All children would receive a medical screening before entering the state, including all essential vaccines.
Patrick said no final decision has been made yet on whether either facility would be suitable as a shelter or when any children may start arriving.
Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos said he's also concerned about the humanitarian plight, but said locating children at Westover Air Force Base doesn't make sense, citing insufficient housing and few facilities needed to care for children.
"It does not work for those children, and it does not work for the city of Chicopee," Kos told reporters at city hall Friday afternoon according to The Republican newspaper. "We are more than skeptical."
More than 57,000 children have crossed into the country over the southern border since the fall, mostly from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Some U.S. residents have opposed housing the children within their communities, spurring protests in California and Arizona.
Patrick, who at times appeared emotional during a morning press conference, said the country and the state have a moral responsibility to look after the unaccompanied minors.
"There are children alone in a foreign land," Patrick said. "This good nation is great when we open our doors and our hearts to needy children and diminished when we don't."
Patrick said that any memorandum of understanding signed with the federal government will specify that the federal government will be responsible for the cost of running the facility, what period of time the facility would be open, and the conditions under which there could be an extension.
Patrick said other states have received similar requests from the federal government to aid in what he called a "humanitarian crisis."
State Rep. Brad Jones, the House Republican leader, said in a statement on Thursday that he will convene a meeting next week to discuss the potential impact on Massachusetts of what he called a "national immigration crisis."
President Barack Obama has requested $3.7 billion in emergency spending to help address the situation at the border. Congressional Republicans have been pushing to significantly pare down that request.
There is precedent for Massachusetts offering temporary shelter in crisis situations. In 2005, 235 Hurricane Katrina evacuees were housed at Camp Edwards until they could be placed in permanent housing.
In Connecticut, state officials recently rejected a federal request to temporarily house up to 2,000 immigrant children from Central America at a mostly vacant facility built for developmentally disabled adults, pointing in part to what they said was the facility's size and deteriorating condition.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Afisa Uhamiaji Asimamishwa Kazi Kwa Kukaa Vibaya Kazini!
http://www.arabnews.com/news/458770
JEDDAH: Saudi authorities arrested a local airport officer after social networks published a picture of the man showing him in a “rude sitting position” while checking the passports of passengers, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The picture, which was captured by a Saudi passenger at the airport in Jeddah, showed the uniformed officer giving his back to the passengers as he sat on the desk and his legs rested on a chair.
Newspapers had earlier said the unnamed officer was suspended this week after the photograph triggered online criticism by hundreds of viewers.
“The passport officer was ordered arrested after his suspension this week ... the director of the passports department ordered his arrest for questioning about his behavior and uncivilized way of sitting,” the Arabic language daily Arar said.
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JEDDAH: Saudi authorities arrested a local airport officer after social networks published a picture of the man showing him in a “rude sitting position” while checking the passports of passengers, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The picture, which was captured by a Saudi passenger at the airport in Jeddah, showed the uniformed officer giving his back to the passengers as he sat on the desk and his legs rested on a chair.
Newspapers had earlier said the unnamed officer was suspended this week after the photograph triggered online criticism by hundreds of viewers.
“The passport officer was ordered arrested after his suspension this week ... the director of the passports department ordered his arrest for questioning about his behavior and uncivilized way of sitting,” the Arabic language daily Arar said.
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Thursday, January 03, 2013
Habari Njema kwa wanaotaka kuleta familia zao Marekani - Heko Rais Obama!
Kutoka New York Times
Immigration Change to Ease Family Separations
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: January 2, 2013
Obama administration officials unveiled rules on Wednesday that will allow many American citizens — perhaps hundreds of thousands — to avoid long separations from immediate family members who are illegal immigrants as they apply to become legal residents.
The rules, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, create a waiver that bypasses an arcane Catch-22 in immigration law. It had presented Americans with the prospect of being separated for up to a decade from immigrant spouses, children or parents who were applying for the legal documents known as green cards.
Until now, the risks for those immigrants of leaving the United States to return to their native countries to pick up their visas, even ones that were already approved, had been so great that countless families decided not to apply, adding to the numbers of immigrants living illegally in this country.
The immigration authorities will begin accepting applications for the waivers on March 3. Administration officials first announced the policy change a year ago, but they have been receiving public comments and making revisions before publishing the final rules.
It is generally straightforward for American citizens to obtain green cards for foreign-born spouses or minor children, and in some cases for parents. But if the immigrants entered the United States illegally, they must return to their native countries to receive their visas from American consulates there. However, under a 1996 statute, once illegal immigrants leave this country, they are barred automatically from returning for at least three and as many as 10 years.
Even immigrants who did not incur any bars to re-entry were often stranded overseas for many months while consulates completed their applications.
With the new rules, Americans’ family members can apply in the United States for a waiver from the bars to re-entry, before they leave to pick up their visas. Officials estimated the time immigrants would have to spend out of the country would be reduced to “a matter of weeks.”
“One of the critical benefits is that the individual will not be separated from the United States citizen family member during the application process,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that issues green cards.
For immigrants, officials said, having an approved waiver in hand before leaving the country would also eliminate many doubts about whether they would ultimately receive their visas.
“This rule is leaps and bounds better than what we have now,” said Laura Lichter, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “For families that were sitting on the fence, unwilling to subject their loved ones to the uncertainty, now they don’t have to wait.”
Ms. Lichter said many families would still face a hurdle in coming up with the $585 application fee for the waiver.
One American who was heartened by the new rule is Erika Torres, 30. She has been married for six years to a Mexican man who was brought illegally to the United States 24 years ago, when he was 8. Ms. Torres, speaking by telephone on Wednesday, said she and her husband, who have known each other since they were children, now own a home and a winemaking business in Cambria, Calif.
Like many Americans, Ms. Torres said she expected no difficulty gaining legal documents for her husband once they were married. But after learning about the convoluted visa process, she said, “We have waited because we were just terrified of the separation.”
Ms. Torres said her husband would probably have to collect his visa from the American Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a city racked by drug trafficking violence. “He would be a prime target for kidnappers,” she said.
“We are a team,” Ms. Torres said, adding that she feared she would not be able to sustain their business without her husband’s help. She said they would apply for a waiver as soon as they became available.
The rules do not give any legal status to illegal immigrants or shortcut the underlying application. In order to receive green cards, immigrants must still show that it would cause “extreme hardship” to an American citizen if they were deported.
“It is a limited change, but a definitely a good step forward in the right direction,” said Randall Emery, president of American Families United, an organization of thousands of Americans with family members who are illegal immigrants.
Ms. Lichter called on Congress to change the law to eliminate the snag created by the automatic bars. “This is a great solution to a problem that should never have existed in the first place,” she said.
Immigration Change to Ease Family Separations
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: January 2, 2013
Obama administration officials unveiled rules on Wednesday that will allow many American citizens — perhaps hundreds of thousands — to avoid long separations from immediate family members who are illegal immigrants as they apply to become legal residents.
The rules, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, create a waiver that bypasses an arcane Catch-22 in immigration law. It had presented Americans with the prospect of being separated for up to a decade from immigrant spouses, children or parents who were applying for the legal documents known as green cards.
Until now, the risks for those immigrants of leaving the United States to return to their native countries to pick up their visas, even ones that were already approved, had been so great that countless families decided not to apply, adding to the numbers of immigrants living illegally in this country.
The immigration authorities will begin accepting applications for the waivers on March 3. Administration officials first announced the policy change a year ago, but they have been receiving public comments and making revisions before publishing the final rules.
It is generally straightforward for American citizens to obtain green cards for foreign-born spouses or minor children, and in some cases for parents. But if the immigrants entered the United States illegally, they must return to their native countries to receive their visas from American consulates there. However, under a 1996 statute, once illegal immigrants leave this country, they are barred automatically from returning for at least three and as many as 10 years.
Even immigrants who did not incur any bars to re-entry were often stranded overseas for many months while consulates completed their applications.
With the new rules, Americans’ family members can apply in the United States for a waiver from the bars to re-entry, before they leave to pick up their visas. Officials estimated the time immigrants would have to spend out of the country would be reduced to “a matter of weeks.”
“One of the critical benefits is that the individual will not be separated from the United States citizen family member during the application process,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that issues green cards.
For immigrants, officials said, having an approved waiver in hand before leaving the country would also eliminate many doubts about whether they would ultimately receive their visas.
“This rule is leaps and bounds better than what we have now,” said Laura Lichter, president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. “For families that were sitting on the fence, unwilling to subject their loved ones to the uncertainty, now they don’t have to wait.”
Ms. Lichter said many families would still face a hurdle in coming up with the $585 application fee for the waiver.
One American who was heartened by the new rule is Erika Torres, 30. She has been married for six years to a Mexican man who was brought illegally to the United States 24 years ago, when he was 8. Ms. Torres, speaking by telephone on Wednesday, said she and her husband, who have known each other since they were children, now own a home and a winemaking business in Cambria, Calif.
Like many Americans, Ms. Torres said she expected no difficulty gaining legal documents for her husband once they were married. But after learning about the convoluted visa process, she said, “We have waited because we were just terrified of the separation.”
Ms. Torres said her husband would probably have to collect his visa from the American Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a city racked by drug trafficking violence. “He would be a prime target for kidnappers,” she said.
“We are a team,” Ms. Torres said, adding that she feared she would not be able to sustain their business without her husband’s help. She said they would apply for a waiver as soon as they became available.
The rules do not give any legal status to illegal immigrants or shortcut the underlying application. In order to receive green cards, immigrants must still show that it would cause “extreme hardship” to an American citizen if they were deported.
“It is a limited change, but a definitely a good step forward in the right direction,” said Randall Emery, president of American Families United, an organization of thousands of Americans with family members who are illegal immigrants.
Ms. Lichter called on Congress to change the law to eliminate the snag created by the automatic bars. “This is a great solution to a problem that should never have existed in the first place,” she said.
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