“In another example of the extraordinary lengths Canadian immigration officials go to deport migrants, the Canada Border Services Agency has been collecting their DNA and using ancestry websites to find and contact their distant relatives and establish their nationality.”
“Apparently, if you are a Canadian who has investments in U.S. cannabis companies, you may be banned from entering the states for life, even if you have never used marijuana yourself.”
“The family of an Australian woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer conspired with his partner to hide what really happened.”
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-woman-killed-minneapolis-officer-sues-145242868.html
“Those parents may not be eligible to be reunified with their children, according to the filing, which grouped parents not in the U.S. as either potentially eligible or not eligible. The filing also reported that 879 migrant parents have been successfully reunified with their children, up from 364 on Thursday. But 917 parents may not be eligible for reunification at all.”
“It’s not a stretch to say that it’s one of the most important lawsuits to ever cross the desk of a federal judge. The core of the Bill of Rights is in play, and a wrong result could formalize a slide into authoritarianism that began long ago, but accelerated after 9/11.”
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/how-to-survive-americas-kill-list-699334/
“U.S. border officials won’t release the money, deeming it ‘counterfeit.'”
“The development marks the first time since the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997 that it has sought to outlaw a political organisation.”
“Protests against cuts to the social security system that began three months ago have since became a broader call for Ortega to leave office. Ortega’s government has dismissed opponents as delinquents attempting a coup d’etat.”
“City officials claimed the display constituted an unapproved ‘sign’ because it attracted people to look at the house. The couple were fined $100 per day.”
Read more: http://reason.com/blog/2018/07/18/florida-couple-gets-to-keep-starry-paint
“The MPs caught the attention of Kenyans when they posted selfies in a stadium.”
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44806710