Safety Net Support for Disabled Refugees Lapses on Congressional Inaction

In recent weeks, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society has received dozens of messages from refugees facing extraordinary hardship. One came from a 50-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair. She fled government persecution in Liberia, and is worried about passing her naturalization test. Another woman came to the U.S. from Cuba. More…

DOJ Announces It’s Still Tough on Torture — When Other Countries Do It

The Department of Justice announced today that Roy Belfast Jr., aka Chuckie Taylor, son of the former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, has been sentenced to 97 years in prison for crimes related to the torture of prisoners in Liberia.

“This sentence sends a resounding message that torture will not More…