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Northern Star

‘Othered’ in America: An old story, still playing out daily

By NOREEN NASIR and RUSSELL CONTRERAS | February 3, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Activist Hoda Katebi rarely takes a break from organizing. As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated in recent weeks, she became even busier.On a recent Sunday afternoon, the 25-year-old Iranian American sat in her Chicago apartment...

Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing

By COLLEEN BARRY | February 2, 2020

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics.Inside a week, 34-year-old Elly Schlein, a former European lawmaker who...

Eritrea expresses ‘dismay’ at new US visa restrictions

February 2, 2020

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The East African nation of Eritrea on Sunday expressed “dismay at this unfriendly act” after the Trump administration included it in the latest six countries to face U.S. visa restrictions.Eritrea's information ministry asserted...

Nigeria to address issues that led to visa restrictions

By SAM OLUKOYA | February 1, 2020

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) —Nigeria's government pledged Saturday to try to address security issues the Trump administration cited in its decision to stop granting immigration visas to people from Africa's most populous nation.Immigrants from Nigeria and three...

Brexit no detour for migrants hoping to cross Channel to UK

By Associated Press | February 1, 2020

CALAIS, France (AP) — Migrants and refugees waiting by the French side of the English Channel say Brexit hasn't derailed their determination to cross over to pursue better lives in Britain.Mingled alongside police officers in the French port of Calais,...

Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push

By COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards, as part of an election-year push to further clamp down immigration.Officials...

Rights groups to Italy: Don’t renew migrant deal with Libya

January 31, 2020

ROME (AP) — Human rights advocates and aid groups slammed Italy on Friday for deciding to extend a deal that facilitates the return of Europe-bound migrants to detention centers in Libya where detainees are at risk for getting raped and tortured.Amnesty...

Greece boosts border patrols, plans cameras to stop migrants

By COSTAS KANTOURIS | January 31, 2020

PYTHIO, Greece (AP) — Greece is stepping up security on its porous land border with Turkey, used by thousands of migrants to clandestinely enter Europe, with extra guards supported by a network of powerful surveillance cameras, officials said Friday.The...

Rights group criticizes Greek sea barrier plan for migrants

By ELENA BECATOROS | January 30, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday criticized Greece's plans to deploy a floating barrier as a way to prevent migrants from reaching the Greek islands from nearby Turkey.The international rights group’s research director for Europe,...

Greece plans floating border barrier to stop migrants

By DEREK GATOPOULOS | January 29, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The government in Greece wants to use a floating barrier to help stop migrants from reaching the Greek islands from the nearby coast of Turkey.The Defense Ministry has invited private contractors to bid on supplying a 2.7-kilometer-long...

Experts say UK should lower salary threshold for immigrants

January 28, 2020

LONDON (AP) — A panel of immigration experts says Britain should lower the salary threshold for immigrants after Brexit and urged the government to quickly set up new migration rules once the U.K. leaves the European Union.The Conservative government...

Greece: 14 injured in suspected migrant smuggling car crash

January 27, 2020

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A car carrying Syrians crashed early Monday in northern Greece, police said, injuring all 14 people in the vehicle that is believed to have crossed the border clandestinely .Police said the car had been travelling along an...