Trump Administration ‘Inadvertently’ Deported Transgender Woman to Mexico Despite Judge’s Concern she May Face Torture There
The Trump administration admitted it “inadvertently” deported a transgender woman to Mexico this month after a judge ordered she not be removed to the country over fears she may be tortured or violently persecuted. The government has said it will allow Britania Uriostegui Rios, a Mexican national, to return to the US if she is able to make it to the border. Once she has returned, she will be placed back in ICE custody while the administration tries to deport her to a different country, court documents show. The case marks the latest example of the Trump administration wrongfully removing someone protected by court orders or special status as it works to carry out the president’s goal of a history-making mass deportation program.
Prison Study Calls for Changes to Solitary Confinement, Health Care
Under scrutiny over prison deaths and living conditions, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections has received recommendations that aim to improve life in adult prisons, including solitary confinement, suicide watch, mental health care and basic corrections practices. Many of the suggested changes will affect the entire correctional system, the agency said. Consultants and staff will work to “reimagine existing space, create new processes and training at five pilot sites.”
Tanzania, a Nation Known for Peace, Is Rocked by Deadly Protests
Tanzania has long promoted unity and social harmony as a cornerstone of its politics, using that image to develop tourism as a pillar of its economy and to secure its reputation as a peaceful East African nation. That reputation was badly tarnished last month after a deadly presidential election. Security forces opened fire and killed many protesters demonstrating against the exclusion of opposition parties on the ballot. At least 240 people were arrested and charged with treason.
Women Environmental Defenders from the Amazon and Africa Draw Parallels from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis at COP30
The climate crisis has a face, a territory, and a gender. In Uganda, East Africa, prolonged droughts, crop failures, and forced displacement primarily affect rural communities that depend on agriculture and forests for survival. In the Brazilian Amazon, Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities also face the same challenges, in addition to deforestation, invasions, violence, and the expansion of extractive projects that threaten their ways of life and their very existence.