beSpacific
@bespacific@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

US #Holocaust #Museum announced temporary closure of exhibit detailing #UnitedStates turned away #Jewish #refugees during #worldwarii This decision reportedly follows an order from #Trump to vet #Smithsonian museums for content considered to be #antiamerican. Closure of the exhibit, which highlights a critical historical narrative, has sparked a conversation about the boundaries of such vetting processes and their impact on historical education. @NoLieWithBTC: Museum closes exhibit #censorship
beSpacific
@bespacific@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

US #Holocaust #Museum announced temporary closure of exhibit detailing #UnitedStates turned away #Jewish #refugees during #worldwarii This decision reportedly follows an order from #Trump to vet #Smithsonian museums for content considered to be #antiamerican. Closure of the exhibit, which highlights a critical historical narrative, has sparked a conversation about the boundaries of such vetting processes and their impact on historical education. @NoLieWithBTC: Museum closes exhibit #censorship
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of migrants, the small town of Altena volunteered to take in extra to reverse years of population and economic decline. Only around half have stayed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/world/society/germany-town-migration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #germany #migration #afd #refugees #iraq
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A decade after 1 million migrants poured into Europe and experienced the rewards and challenges of settling there, many feel torn between their new and old homes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/world/society/migrants-europe-belonging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #europe #immigration #refugees
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force on Tuesday, the U.K. government announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/uk-france-migrant-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #uk #france #immigration #refugees
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

But the #Trump admin is rolling back programs created to assist >250k #Afghans — including the #allies who worked for #US forces & other #refugees who fled after the #Taliban takeover. And while admin officials say #SIV processing will continue, advocates for Afghans who served with US troops fear the curtailment of programs they depend on, along with Trump’s ambitious #deportation plan, jeopardizes those still vying for SIV protection.

#immigration #law#USmilitary #betrayal
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp last month

After #Kabul fell to the #Taliban in August 2021, President Joe #Biden’s admin moved to resettle #Afghans who had worked for the #US government through the Special Immigrant #Visa (#SIV) program, which grants lawful permanent resident status & a pathway to US #citizenship. As of April, about 25k Afghans had received an SIV, & another 160k had pending applications, said Adam Bates, an attorney with the International #Refugee Assistance Program who analyzed #State Dept data.

#immigration #law
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

But the #Trump admin is rolling back programs created to assist >250k #Afghans — including the #allies who worked for #US forces & other #refugees who fled after the #Taliban takeover. And while admin officials say #SIV processing will continue, advocates for Afghans who served with US troops fear the curtailment of programs they depend on, along with Trump’s ambitious #deportation plan, jeopardizes those still vying for SIV protection.

#immigration #law#USmilitary #betrayal