by Tammy Alexander, Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office Recent stories of immigrant children in cage-like structures at the border and photos of a father and his young daughter drowned in the Rio Grande River have pulled at our heartstrings and led to questions about U.S. policies toward those seeking asylum, or safety, at our borders.…
by Tammy Alexander, Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office Stories of immigrant families separated at the border caught the public’s attention last month. The reports were certainly appalling: children crying after being forcibly taken from a parent, parents unable to locate children, inconsolable children forcibly drugged. Yet, as horrific as these stories are, it is important…
by Charles Kwuelum The massive displacement of farmers because of escalated conflicts and drought has contributed to the problem of food security around the world. According to the 2018 Global Report on Food Crises, about 124 million people were affected by acute food insecurity in 2017 and 74 million of them are in urgent need…
by Tammy Alexander, Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office In June, a young man walking home from a soccer game with his friends in Suffolk County, New York, was questioned by police, turned over to immigration officials and put into detention. His crime? He was suspected of being part of a gang – an accusation…
By Charles Kwuelum “The once happy community has become a gloomy one,” said Father Dushi Yohana, a Catholic priest who ministers in the Kaya community of Madagali local government area in northeast Nigeria. Kaya, predominantly a farming community, was invaded by Boko Haram in September 2014. The invasion, along with subsequent forced evacuations by the…
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