Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Monday, November 14, 2016 - 07:18
Allegations of extrajudicial killings by Iraqi government forces surfaced recently, nearly a month after the offensive to recapture this northern city began.
Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 07:41
As the Iraqi army has pressed its offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Mosul, a mostly Sunni Muslim city, it has been joined by a potentially troublesome ally: Shiite fighters, some of whom have been accused in the past of abuses against their Sunni compatriots.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 08:43
The Central American Minors program was started to stem the flow of children crossing the border illegally, more than 68,500 unaccompanied minors in fiscal year 2014. At the time, a White House spokesman called it an “orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that children are currently undertaking to join relatives in the United States.”
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 07:43
Immigrant advocates say they understand the government is pressed for shelter space, but that they know little about how the facility is run, and fear that youths traumatized before and after their perilous journey will struggle.
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 00:00
"If we wrote it they would attack us, kill us, kidnap us. There isn't freedom of expression in Nuevo Laredo"
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 00:00
Failure now to agree on the definition of a secure border, and on how much money to spend to achieve it, would probably kill the current reform movement.
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 00:00
Compared with those fleeing other countries, relatively few Mexicans have been granted asylum. Still, the number of applications has risen rapidly.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 00:00
The escapees' tunnel, which was 4 feet wide, "was not made today. It had been there for months".