Actions by Mexican immigration officials appear to lower U.S. border crossings: U.S. illegal border crossings have dropped by about 75 percent since December because of new steps being taken by Mexican authorities, reports NBC News. Immigrants seeking asylum from Venezuela and some other Latin American countries, are finding themselves stopped on buses and redirected to southern Mexico or Venezuela. Read here about what led to the change in Mexican officials’ immigration enforcement, and the experiences of some migrants.
Idaho’s super-strict abortion law to stand until at least April: An Idaho law that imposes a five-year prison sentence on a doctor who performs an abortion at any time in a woman’s pregnancy will stay in effect until at least April, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday (Mother Jones). The Biden administration had challenged the law, which allows abortions to save the mother, as so vague as to be unconstitutional, and had asked for a hold on the ban.
Should public elementary, middle schools teach religion? A Hindu diversity, equity and inclusion educational consultant says yes. Read in Interfaith America why Smita Garb says it’s important for even young students to receive education about all the world’s religions “in a culturally sensitive way that considers students who religiously identify with the faith being studied and those who identify with another religion (or lack thereof).”
