Refugee News Roundup February 9, 2022

Sorry did not get this posted on Monday as I am ‘under the weather,’ will hopefully get back on track on February 14, with more commentary than I am able to muster here….

In free lunch fraud, the friends of Ilhan Omar | Power Line (powerlineblog.com)

Another Violent BLM Arsonist Who Started Fires in St. Paul High School During Riots Is Given Probation — While J-6 Protesters Rot in Prison Without Trial or Human Rights (thegatewaypundit.com)

‘This is intolerable:’ Advocates claim that little has changed since Biden revoked Trump’s Muslim ban. | Editorials 24

So they don’t think that tens of thousands of Afghans (Muslims) entering the US is a change from Trump’s era?

HIAS pushes for bill to make Afghans eligible for permanent residency (religionnews.com)

For new readers, HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is one of the nine major resettlement contractors working for the federal government. They led the charge against any reforms that President Trump had initiated during his tenure in the White House…

Why Fed Up Afghan Refugees Are Leaving US Bases And Coming To SoCal | LAist

Tens of thousands of Afghans have resettled across the U.S. Now, the challenge is making a home | PBS NewsHour

‘One individual doesn’t necessarily reflect on the wider group’: Resettlement group responds to arrest of Afghan refugee (yahoo.com)