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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to remove deportation protections from thousands

Supreme Court allows Trump admin to remove deportation protections from thousands

Published by Sam Flores

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Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Remove Deportation Protections For Syrians & Haitians

Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Remove Deportation Protections For Syrians & Haitians

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) attempt to remove deportation protections for nationals of Haiti and Syria. In a 6–3 decision on June 25, a majority of the court said federal law barred judicial review of non-constitutional arguments against the department’s determinations. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion, which said the sole constitutional argument in the case would likely fail. “Citing statements made by President Trump and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, one set of respondents advances an equal protection claim that Haiti’s TPS [Temporary Protected Status] designation was terminated because of the racial makeup of that country’s population,” Alito wrote. “But, ironically, one of respondents’ other arguments undermines the equal protection claim by offering a strong, race-neutral explanation for Haiti’s termination: namely, that the current administration, which has terminated every TPS designation that has come up for renewal, simply opposes the TPS program, at least as it has been implemented in the past.” During oral argument in April, …

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to lift deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to lift deportation protections for Haitians, Syrians

Published by Sam Flores

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status, a programme that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries. The Trump administration argued that judges can’t second-guess immigration officials’ decisions about the protections, which were intended to be temporary. Immigration attorneys said the countries remain unsafe to return, and the administration ended them in an unlawfully hasty process tinged by racial animus. During his 2024 presidential campaign, US President Donald Trump amplified false rumours that Haitian immigrants were abducting and eating dogs and cats. Trump’s fake claim of Haitians eating pets To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you …

Swiss Government Discusses Revoking Protections, Benefits For Military-Aged Ukrainians

Swiss Government Discusses Revoking Protections, Benefits For Military-Aged Ukrainians

Published by Jenni Sidey

During the opening years of the Russia-Ukraine war European states were quite welcoming to Ukrainian refugees and anyone fleeing the carnage and chaos, but now in the conflict’s fifth year the general sentiment among EU populations and governments is changing. Switzerland, once hailed as Europe’s most neutral state – and among the most ‘welcoming’ countries for asylum seekers – is mulling a policy change which would exclude Ukrainian men of military age from protections granted to refugees. The Swiss Federal Council announced in a statement Friday that it has begun consultations over the legal status of some 66,000 Ukrainian nationals who fled to Switzerland after the conflict erupted. Image: Keystone-SDA Welfare assistance and refugee protections are quite good in Switzerland, given individuals receive basic living items as well as government payouts, and can even freely travel in and out of the country. For now, protections are expected to extend to Ukrainians in the country, but there’s new talk of revoking this status for men of military age at a moment the Ukrainian military continues to face a severe …

Directors Guild of Canada Calls for AI Protections

Directors Guild of Canada Calls for AI Protections

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Directors Guild of Canada has come out against the use of artificial intelligence not recognizing and protecting the rights of content creators. “A creative work is not simply a product designed to fill a platform, feed an algorithm, or capture attention before disappearing into an endless digital stream. Art is an act of creative expression,” the DGC said in a Manifesto on the Value of Human Creativity issued during the Banff World Media Festival, where Canadian content producers, funding politicians and regulators are discussing the future of the country’s media sectors in an AI age. The guild said its membership, which includes directors, editors, craftspeople and other key people on film and TV sets, help shape the work audiences view and experience. “But efficiency is not creativity. Automation is not collaboration. Prediction is not imagination. AI systems are trained on what already exists. Human creativity imagines what does not. Creative decisions are shaped not only by data, but by empathy, ethical judgment, lived experience, and creative instinct. Creative works matter because they are shaped …

Humanists alarmed by further threats to equality protections – Humanists UK

Humanists alarmed by further threats to equality protections – Humanists UK

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Leader of Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch, photo license: CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons Humanists UK is dismayed at the Conservative Party’s challenge to the Equality Act with a call to scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). Humanists UK believes the Equality Act is a vital piece of legislation that supports the fair and equal society that humanists strive to achieve. This includes legal protections against discrimination on the grounds of your religion and belief, which cuts across almost all the campaigning work Humanists UK does. The Equality Act brings together decades of anti-discrimination law by providing protection against unfair treatment on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. The Act protects workers from harassment, victimisation, or unfair dismissal on grounds of these protected characteristics. For example, it maintains the rights of disabled people who require reasonable adjustment to carry out their jobs, and protects service users from being denied access or treated unfairly. The PSED requires organisations that serve …

Voting rights ruling leaves limited alternative protections : NPR

Voting rights ruling leaves limited alternative protections : NPR

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A demonstrator holds a sign saying “PROTECT OUR VOTE!” at a May 16 rally in Montgomery, Ala., responding to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act. Remaining options for protecting the collective power of racial-minority voters include state-level voting rights acts and map-drawing strategies, likely in Democratic-controlled states, yet they cannot fully replace the nationwide provisions under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that many legal experts say are now practically impossible to enforce. This week, the high court decided to allow Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court found intentionally discriminates against Black voters. That ruling has also heightened concerns about the future of racial-minority representation in government — particularly in Southern states where voting is polarized between a white, Republican-leaning majority and a Black, Democratic-leaning …

Hollywood actors secure landmark AI protections in new studio deal

Hollywood actors secure landmark AI protections in new studio deal

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Television and film actors have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract with major studios and streaming services, securing significant protections against the use of artificial intelligence to create synthetic performers. The agreement, negotiated by union leaders last month, was approved by members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The ratification was widely anticipated, with negotiations proceeding without the industrial action that plagued the entertainment industry in 2023. Over 90 per cent of votes cast by union members endorsed the deal, with approximately 19 per cent of eligible voters participating. Similar to the Writers Guild of America, which approved its own contract in April, the actors’ new agreement spans four years instead of the customary three, providing an additional layer of stability for the industry. SAG-AFTRA has approved the agreement reached by union members (AP Photo/Chris …

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU complaints over financial scam protections

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU complaints over financial scam protections

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Tech giants Google, Meta, and TikTok are facing European scrutiny for their alleged role in a growing number of financial scams targeting users. The three companies are accused of failing to proactively remove fraudulent ads from their platforms and notify users in an appropriate manner, outlined in complaints filed to regulators by the European Consumer ⁠Organisation (BEUC) and 29 of its members in 27 European countries, Reuters reported. SEE ALSO: Child safety organizations accuse Roblox of violating FTC rules The consumer group flagged 900 ads that they deemed violated EU laws, but said that only 27 percent of those ads were removed by platforms. More than half of the reports were rejected or ignored. The complaints were submitted under the EU’s Digital Services Act, and regulators could levy hefty fines if the companies are found in violation. Mashable Light Speed “We strictly enforce our ad policies, blocking over 99% of violating ads before they ever run. Our teams constantly update these defenses to stay ahead of scammers and protect people,” a Google spokesperson said in …

Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company

Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company

Published by Sam Flores

Outdoor enthusiasts travel by canoe through several of the hundreds of fresh water lakes that make up the Boundary Waters in the northern woods of Minnesota. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News | Getty Images The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining company subsidiary and a stinging loss for environmentalists trying to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The chamber voted 50-49 to overturn a protection imposed by President Joe Biden in 2023 that he set for 20 years. It clears the way for a long-stalled mine project proposed by Twin Metals Minnesota to restart plans to access the immense stores of copper and other minerals in the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters. It’s the latest step in a long battle over mining in the area, which has seesawed for years between Democratic and Republican administrations as environmental groups warn the project could pollute the country’s most visited wilderness area. The mine sought by Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining …