Trump's New Tax on the Desperate: Daily Brief

Trump wants asylum seekers to pay new fees; France hosts Bahrain's king; refugees attacked as scapegoats after Sri Lanka bombings; Bolivia has dismissed nearly 100 judges; and the crackdown continues in Burundi.

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The Trump Administration is seeking to put new restrictions on asylum seekers at the Mexican border, including application fees. 

Bahrain’s King Hamad al-Khalifa is visiting Paris today. French President Emmanuel Macron should not hold back in criticizing Bahrain's awful rights record.

Since the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday bombings by alleged Islamist militants on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people, angry crowds have threatened and assaulted primarily Muslim South Asian migrants. The Sri Lankan government must protect them.

Bolivian authorities have arbitrarily dismissed almost 100 judges since 2017, seriously undermining judicial independence in the country

The crackdown continues in Burundi...

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