Crossing the River

Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
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Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement

ByBilly Joe Cain

Editor’s note: We are non-partisan. Children are being hurt. Please, watch, read, learn, and act accordingly. Hearing Date: Wednesday 04/26/2023 – 3:00 PM Hearing Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and…

Supreme Court Keeps Title 42, Causing Rise in Deadly Human Trafficking & Blocking Asylum Seekers
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Supreme Court Keeps Title 42, Causing Rise in Deadly Human Trafficking & Blocking Asylum Seekers

ByEyes on Trafficking News

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. Editor’s note: watch the episode here. AMY GOODMAN: Hundreds of migrants facing freezing cold temperatures in camps along the U.S.-Mexico border were among those closely watching a decision by the Supreme Court Tuesday on whether it would halt the Trump-era Title 42…

Three Boys Safe in Ghana: A Love Justice Story of Freedom Versus Slavery
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Three Boys Safe in Ghana: A Love Justice Story of Freedom Versus Slavery

ByEyes on Trafficking News

*Based on a true story. It was raining that morning at the river crossing, little circles forming on the surface of the muddy water. Sampson* and his brothers, Elshaddai* and Yaw,* were traveling with an older man, getting ready to cross over. It had only been a few months since their parents died, but it…

“Crossing the River” review: Novel swims with deep issues
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“Crossing the River” review: Novel swims with deep issues

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Fred Khumalo pulls no punches when it comes to the subject matter of his latest youth fiction novel. While many think of the genre as a breeding ground for optimism, Khumalo uses it to introduce young adults to the  visceral southern African issues of tribalism, xenophobia, racism, classism, rape, vagrancy, human trafficking and organ harvesting….