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U.S. “knowingly killing migrants”

By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United

January 19th, 2025News Digest
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Law & policy
U.S. accused of “knowingly killing migrants”
El Paso County commissioners have unanimously passed a resolution urging more humane immigration policies as migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border reach record levels. Advocates emphasize the human cost of current policies have fueled human trafficking and deadly smuggling routes, calling the crisis a “profound moral failure”. Read more…
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Forced marriage
How the Taliban’s unchecked power fuels forced marriage in Afghanistan
Samira*, a 19-year-old Afghan woman, was arrested by Taliban officials and forcibly married to her employer to avoid imprisonment. Facing rejection from her family, physical abuse, and depression, Samira’s ordeal illustrates the worsening conditions for women under Taliban rule, including forced marriages and the lack of accountability for such abuses. Read more…
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Human trafficking
The Houston sex trafficking ring and the case for decriminalizationHouston gang leader William Alberto Lopez has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking Central American women, subjecting them to coercion, abuse, and branding. Meanwhile, Illinois lawmakers are introducing groundbreaking legislation to fully decriminalize sex work, aiming to empower victims like those trafficked by Lopez to report abuse without fear of legal repercussions. 
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