Category: Militarism and Policing

Asylum, Repatriation and Border Management during a Pandemic: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Community, Militarism and Policing, Refugees, pandemic

Asylum, Repatriation and Border Management during a Pandemic: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

June 18, 2021

By Sarah Ibrahim, Mahmoud Hashoush, and Jasmin Lilian Diab

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, thousands of people around the world continue to be infected at a steadily increasing rate. The pandemic has severely affected the living situation and conditions all over the world, and has been remarkably salient towards refugees and asylum seekers who constitute a particularly vulnerable group. Lebanon, being the second main country of refuge for Syrian refugees and the country hosting the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, is not an exception to these disruptions. Syrian refugees in Lebanon comprise a particularly vulnerable population and as such, are being affected disproportionately on multiple levels…

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Immigrants, Refugees, and American Family Values: A Historical Reckoning  

Community, History, Militarism and Policing, Refugees

Immigrants, Refugees, and American Family Values: A Historical Reckoning  

July 16, 2018

By Anita Casavantes Bradford

In April 2018, the US Department of Justice authorized Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers to file immediate criminal proceedings against any person apprehended while attempting an unauthorized entry into the U.S.—regardless of their reasons for seeking entry—and their subsequent separation from any minor children that accompanied them. As I write, several thousand children between the ages of 5 and 17 are still awaiting court-mandated reunion with their families before the end of July.

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Waiting: Life under Israel-Occupied Palestine

Community, History, Militarism and Policing

Waiting: Life under Israel-Occupied Palestine

March 15, 2018

By R.T.

In this essay, R.T. shares personal stories and experiences that represent their understanding of the direct consequences that the U.S. support of Israel had had on them, their family, and the Palestinian people.

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Dadaab Kenya: Policing the Refugee Camp

Militarism and Policing

Dadaab Kenya: Policing the Refugee Camp

September 26, 2017

By Mohamed Abumaye

The Dadaab refugee camp, constructed in 1991 to be a temporary shelter for up to 90,000 refugees, ended up housing 300,000 refugees.

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