Migrant camp, once a symbol of misery, empties out
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Migrant camp, once a symbol of misery, empties out
A sprawling camp in the Mexican city of Matamoros, within sight of the Texan border, has since 2019 been one of the most powerful reminders of the human toll of former PresidentDonald Trump’s efforts to keep migrants out of the United States.
A sprawling camp in the Mexican city of Matamoros, a stone's throw across the river from Texas, has since 2019 been one of the most powerful reminders of the human toll of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep migrants out of the U.S. Once crowded with asylum seekers, just a few dozen people remain – as many have finally been allowed to cross the border to press their claim to stay in the U.S. President Joe Biden last month rolled back Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols program, which had forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico.
As of Friday, more than 1,100 people have been permitted to enter the U.S. – with over half of those coming from the Matamoros camp, according to the U.N.
Refugee agency.
The Trump administration touted the MPP program as part of its successful efforts to reduce immigration and cut down on what it called fraudulent asylum claims. In Matamoros, which had scant resources for migrants, families opted to sleep near the foot of the international bridge across the Rio Grande.
Aid workers arrived.
But so did Matamoros’ criminal groups, which doled out beatings and siphoned off donations, migrants say.
Human rights groups documented kidnappings and rape in Matamoros.
Occasionally, migrants’ bodies washed up along the river bank.
Luz is an asylum seeker from Peru whose children are in the U.S. "I want to go support my children, so that my children can learn a lot of things, to tell them everything that has happened here in this place, so that they realize what one has had to go through and what one has to go out in search of." A U.S. official told Reuters late on Saturday that the last few people remaining in the camp were relocated to more secure locations, where they could complete the required paperwork to pursue their cases for asylum.
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Deadly Storms , Forecast to Cross , 1,000 Miles of the US.
'Newsweek' reports meteorologists have warned
that a life-threatening storm could impact millions of
people across the central United States this week.
On April 23, AccuWeather issued a warning regarding , "one of the most widespread severe
weather events so far in 2024.".
According to AccuWeather, the incoming storm , "will unleash tornadoes, hard-hitting hail
and damaging winds across a dozen states.".
On April 25, the first storm of the system is set
to arrive, closely followed by subsequent storms
expected to last throughout the weekend.
AccuWeather warned the storms are expected to pose a , "significant risk to lives and property.".
All modes of severe weather
are likely with the multiple-day
event in the central U.S, Bernie Rayno, AccuWeather Chief
On-Air Meteorologist, via 'Newsweek'.
Two storms, off the Pacific
coast on Tuesday, will swing
across the West and cause
moisture to surge northward from
the Gulf of Mexico while, at the
same time, temperatures surge, Bernie Rayno, AccuWeather Chief
On-Air Meteorologist, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that the
states at greatest risk are:, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
According to AccuWeather, the storm is expected to cross
an estimated 1,000 miles on April 26, passing into
central Texas all the way from southern Minnesota. .
In addition to dangerous storm conditions,
the National Weather Service has warned
that critical fire weather conditions, "will also be present across parts of the
Southwest into the southern High Plains."
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Biden Is Giving $6 Billion , to Micron Technology , for Semiconductor Production.
On April 25, President Biden will travel to Syracuse, NY, to announce over $6 billion in federal grants that his administration is awarding to Micron Technology, NPR reports. .
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who was heavily involved in enacting the CHIPS and Science Act, issued a statement about the investment. .
This is the federal government taking back the reins, putting money where its mouth is when we say we want the future of tech to be stamped: 'Made in America.', Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, via statement.
Micron will invest $100 billion of the funds to construct a manufacturing facility in Syracuse.
Schumer referred to the plan as "quite a
great return" on the government's investment.
A factory will also be built in
Boise, Idaho, NPR reports. .
That facility is expected to be ready for production by 2026, while two New York factories will likely be ready by 2028 and 2029.
The White House estimates that
the projects could create 20,000 jobs
in construction and manufacturing.
in addition to "tens of thousands of
indirect jobs in the regions," NPR reports. .
The CHIPS and Science Act has also provided funding for Intel, TSMC and Samsung
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