A judge has issued a mere 20-day jail sentence to a migrant truck driver responsible for the death of a father and son.
A truck driver from Haiti who caused a fatal crash in Ohio, killing a father and son and severely injuring the mother, has received a 20-day jail sentence. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A judge has issued a mere 20-day jail sentence to a migrant truck driver responsible for the death of a father and son. DETAIL: Yvio Michel, reportedly a migrant from Haiti working as a big-rig truck driver, caused a multi-vehicle crash in late February in Ohio. The crash killed 52-year-old Hurshel Gipson and his 11-year-old son, Michael Gipson. The crash also left 45-year-old Amanda Gipson, Hursel’s wife and Michael’s mother, severely injured. Other motorists sustained injuries as well. Michel failed to slow his tractor-trailer for halted traffic on…Open
An Afghan migrant has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the United Kingdom.
An Afghan migrant faces multiple charges of rape and sexual assault following an attack in Manchester city center involving a 17-year-old girl. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Afghan migrant has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl in the United Kingdom. DETAIL: Abdul Shinwari, a 24-year-old Afghan man, has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Manchester, England. The incident occurred during the early hours in the city center on July 14. Shinwari was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, non-fatal strangulation, and drug possession with intent to supply. Previously, Greater Manchester Police recorded nearly 10,000 rape and sexual assault…Open
The British government has released a guide for asylum seekers advising that raping women and pursuing relationships with children is culturally unacceptable.
The British government has released a guide for asylum seekers advising that raping women and pursuing relationships with children is culturally unacceptable. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has produced a nine-page orientation guide for asylum seekers that explains British laws and social conventions, such as rape, sex with children, and child abuse being illegal. The guidance emphasizes that sexual activity must be consensual and warns that having sex with someone who cannot freely agree, including a person who is unconscious or heavily intoxicated, can constitute rape and lead to criminal prosecution. DETAIL: The guide also reminds newcomers that…Open
An illegal migrant from Eritrea has been convicting of raping an elderly man in London.
A migrant from Eritrea who illegally entered the United Kingdom has been convicted of raping an elderly man in Harrow, London, raising questions about the British government’s immigration enforcement. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal migrant from Eritrea has been convicted of raping a pensioner in London. DETAIL: Bruke Desalagne, a 33-year-old Eritrean who illegally entered the United Kingdom, was convicted of raping an elderly man in Harrow, north London. The attack occurred behind St. John’s Church, lasted approximately 20 minutes, and was captured on CCTV. The attack occurred in late July last year. Desalagne was arrested at the scene after a witness, who partially recorded the incident on her phone, reported it to the…Open
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers.
A Somali migrant who entered the United Kingdom illegally on a small boat allegedly stabbed a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel hosting asylum seekers . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Somali small boat migrant has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a welfare officer multiple times at a hotel housing asylum seekers near Heathrow Airport. DETAIL: Abdifatah Adani, 22, is accused of attacking Aaron Gomes with a large kitchen knife at the Stanwell Hotel at around 6:30 PM on August 15. Prosecutor Lucy Lumsden told Staines Magistrates’ Court that Gomes was stabbed five times, suffering two wounds to his upper body and three to his leg. One injury was described as “significant” after the blade penetrated…Open
An Afghan man who posed as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old girl in Nottingham, England, has been jailed.
An Afghan man who posed as a 14-year-old boy on Snapchat to groom and rape a 13-year-old girl in Nottingham, England, has been jailed. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Abdul Khan, an Afghan asylum seeker believed to be 28, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison at Nottingham Crown Court after being convicted of grooming and twice raping a 13-year-old girl. He will theoretically be subject to automatic deportation to Afghanistan after serving two-thirds of his term, but the British government does not currently return Afghans to their homeland, even if they are subject to deportation orders. DETAIL: Khan arrived in Britain hidden in the back of a truck in 2015 and claimed a false date of birth in his asylum application. Using the…Open
A 48-year-old transgender American who sought asylum in the Netherlands after Trump's re-election spent roughly a year in a refugee camp so dangerous the Red Cross called it unsafe, then came back to California and started griping about grocery prices. Jane-Michelle Arc, a software engineer and triathlon athlete from California, returned to the United States […] The post Transgender American who fled to Dutch asylum center after Trump's re-election returns to California — still complaining appeared first on American Almanac .
A 48-year-old transgender American who sought asylum in the Netherlands after Trump's re-election spent roughly a year in a refugee camp so dangerous the Red Cross called it unsafe, then came back to California and started griping about grocery prices. Jane-Michelle Arc, a software engineer and triathlon athlete from California, returned to the United States last month after her stay at Ter Apel, the Netherlands' largest refugee camp, left her fearing for her physical safety and watching her mental health deteriorate. She had fled the country after the 2024 election, claiming she was "afraid for my life" as a transgender person in America. She landed in a facility where stabbings were so frequent that residents wore yellow safety vests,…Open