2025-12-02: Immigration Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-02 2:56pm GMT

Abdul Rahman (2025-12-02). Workers demand implementation of minimum wage in Pakistan. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of workers in Pakistan's Lahore marched to the city's labor department last week to press for the immediate implementation of the minimum wages announced earlier this year. | The protesters shouted slogans against the government Protesters accompanied by a large number of women and children also raised the issue of rising prices of basic commodities such as wheat flour which mak…

mediasanctuary (2025-12-01). NYIC Responds to Attempted ICE Raid on Canal St. mediasanctuary.org The New York Immigration Coalition and allies on Sunday November 30 held a news conference to respond to the successful effort by local residents and activists to prevent ICE from seizing street vendors on Canal Street. Several people were arrested following the blockade of the entrance to the parking garage, where dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents had gathered for the immigration raid. We hear from Murad Awawdeh, of the New York Immigration Coalition, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Hannah Stauss of Hands Off NYC.

Bill Berkowitz (2025-12-01). As Public Support for ICE Drops, Women's March WIN Launches Campaign Urging Agents to Walk Away. dissidentvoice.org As the Trump administration enters its eleventh month pushing aggressive immigration crackdowns, public sentiment appears to be shifting. A new YouGov survey finds growing discomfort with the broad and aggressive methods being employed by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the poll, a majority (53%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of …

Zack Linly (2025-12-01). Cops Be Lying: Judge Releases Videos That Prove Immigration Agents And DHS Are Lying About Chicago Protester Attacks. newsone.com Source: The Washington Post / Getty | Every time "

Staff (2025-12-01). Trump Vows to Pause Migration from "Third World Countries" After Fatal National Guard Shooting. democracynow.org We look at President Trump's call to pause all asylum decisions after an Afghan man who once worked for the CIA opened fire near the White House last Wednesday, shooting two National Guard members, killing one. Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered the United States in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a program that saw the U.S. evacuate thousands of Afghans who faced reprisals from the Taliban over their work with the U.S. and the former U.S.-backed government. | Trump has since said that he will "permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries." Afghan refugees have "been stuck i…

Leia Larsen (2025-12-01). A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions. grist.org The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious public health threat that policymakers and the scientific community are not taking seriously enough, two environmental nonprofits warn in a recent report. | The Great Salt Lake hit a record-low elevation in 2022 and teetered on the brink of ecological collapse. It put millions of migrating birds at risk, along with multimillion-dollar lake-based industries such as brine shrimp harvesting, mineral extraction, and tourism. The lake only recovered after a few winters with above-average snowfall, but it sits dangerously close to sinking…

Staff (2025-12-01). Cuba asistirá al Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo organizado por la IBA. cubadebate.cu La Federación cubana de ese deporte anunció este lunes que tendrá cuatro representantes en el Campeonato Mundial de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (IBA) a disputarse del 3 al 13 de diciembre en Dubái. Su presidente, Alberto Puig de la Barca, explicó que se consideró oportuno aprovechar ese espacio competitivo como parte de la preparación de esos atletas.

Ed Newman (2025-12-01). Protesters in Rome demonstrate support for Palestine, Venezuela and Cuba. radiohc.cu Italy is experiencing intense days of protests — demanding labor rights, opposing U.S. imperialism and militarism, and showing support for the people of Palestine, Venezuela and Cuba. | A report published on the website of the newspaper La Repubblica states that tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Italian capital over the weekend, continuing a general strike held on Friday, called by the Union of Base Unions (USB) and other unions. | The demonstrations this Saturday and Sunday were organized by unions, in conjunction with social and political organizations, in support of workers' demands,…

Lauren Nutall, The 19th (2025-12-01). How Rosa Parks' Legacy Inspired a New Fight Over Who Could Ride the Bus. capitalbnews.org Originally published by The 19th Decades after her act of defiance, Rosa Parks galvanized a cadre of activists to protest their own conditions and, though the scope of her legacy for them is still coming into focus, it remains just as powerful. They were fighting for disability access, and, like Parks, they used public transportation …

Elis Gjevori, Middle East Eye. (2025-12-01). Campaign To 'Free Palestinian Hostages' In Israeli Jails Gains Momentum. popularresistance.org Thousands of demonstrators filled central London on Saturday as part of the "Free Palestinian Hostages" campaign, demanding the release of more than 9,100 Palestinians held in notorious Israeli prisons, including over 450 women and children. | Waving Palestinian flags and wearing red ribbons to signify detention without charge, protesters denounced Israel's routine use of torture, rape, arbitrary arrest and inhumane treatment. | Protesters accused Israel of running a system rooted in apartheid and genocide, and calling for an immediate end to mass incarceration.

Skwawkbox (2025-12-01). A tribute and obituary to David Lear, photographer who died at Palestine Action protest. thecanary.co The memorial service for David Lear, the photographer who tragically died during while filming a protest in support of hunger-striking political prisoners was held yesterday. Trade unionist Steve Hedley, who knew David well, has written the following about his late friend, submitted with the approval of David's family. David Lear if he had to go […] | By

eng.belta.by (2025-12-01). Belarus' MFA lodges protest over violation of state border by drone from Lithuania. eng.belta.by He received a formal protest over a violation of Belarus' state border by a fixed-wing drone launched from Lithuania on 30 November 2025.

Peter Fousek, Cameron Harrison (2025-12-01). Tenants confront landlord disruption as they continue unionization drive. peoplesworld.org NEW HAVEN and DETROIT—The struggle over who controls the roof over a worker's head erupted into open confrontation on the steps of New Haven City Hall last Thursday, as a newly formed public tenants union at Sunset Ridge Apartments faced down a landlord-backed "counter-demonstration." The response by the landlord, Capital Reality, which included counter-protestors, police …

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