How ICE raids echo US wars abroad, with Viet Thanh Nguyen

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As EU tightens borders, Spain legalizes 500,000 migrants

Spain's government will grant legal status to undocumented migrants currently living in the country. The decree, passed after years of grassroots campaigning, will potentially impact about 500,000 migrants and comes in stark contrast to the anti-immigration sentiment in other EU ...  Show more

Brief: Rafah reopens to restricted traffic as Israeli strikes continue to kill

This week: 123 days into a "ceasefire", Israel has killed at least 524 Palestinians in Gaza. Israel reopened the Rafa Crossing as Israeli strikes continued to claim lives. Israel is continuing to destroy cemeteries in Gaza. Israel has killed more than 71,769 Palestinians in Gaza ...  Show more

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