Liz Lizama

🏒 Alex #Ovechkin broke the NHL’s all-time scoring record earlier this month and is leading the #ALLCAPS through another playoff run. My latest examines the Russian-born star’s legacy from transforming D.C.’s #hockey culture to the ongoing controversy over his ties to #Putin.

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24.04.2025 19:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

​​These aid workers are still trying to get their Afghan allies to safety Sophia Wilcox’s work to bring her Afghan team to the U.S. has always been difficult. Now the pressure is mounting even more. The Taliban is targeting Afghans who worked with the U.S.,…

The USAID-funded @univofmaryland.bsky.social program taught #Afghan women how to farm, sell food & train others in their communities in order to boost food security and livelihoods. Now, many of the #women are at risk since the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban’s return to power. Read more ⤵️

20.04.2025 22:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

07.04.2025 01:29 — 👍 28013    🔁 12997    💬 1066    📌 1837

The cost of care In Africa’s migration economy, women’s labor fuels households abroad while their own needs are sidelined at home. What does freedom look like when care itself becomes a form of exile?

“We are like oil to our government,” said one Ethiopian domestic worker.

Migrant women power economies with billions in remittances and yet are exploited and excluded far too often.

📰 Must-read by Naila Aroni for @africasacountry.bsky.social
🔗 africasacountry.com/2025/04/the-...

08.04.2025 12:44 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨 Just launched The Moving Game, a weekly newsletter exploring how migration + sport shape each other.

⚽ Check out my first story from Messi’s global journey to youth programs using soccer to promote social inclusion.

💌 Subscribe for free → themovinggame.substack.com

06.04.2025 20:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ukrainians who fled war worry about winds of change from Washington | Baltimore Brew A Harford County woman took this mother and daughter in, but they wonder if the U.S. government under Donald Trump might push them out.

A heartwarming story of how Marylanders opened their home to those fleeing war. Sadly, these types of programs are now suspended, leaving many in limbo. #WelcomeRefugees

Full story from @baltimorebrew.bsky.social @danrodricks.bsky.social here ⤵️

02.04.2025 04:36 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

What green-card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad Recently, green-card and visa holders have been facing tougher scrutiny at airports. Immigration attorneys give tips on how reduce the chances of running into problems while traveling.

Know your rights at the border 🛂

🇺🇸 U.S. citizens: guaranteed entry
🟩 Green-card holders: only an immigration judge can revoke status
📘 Visa holders: fewest protections—CBP can deny entry if questions aren't answered

More tips from @irap.bsky.social in this @npr.org piece ⬇️

31.03.2025 04:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There were 18 players from Cuba & 58 from Venezuela in the MLB in 2024. But even those with visas might have issues entering the U.S. Castaneda says this ban would also have a big impact on minor-league baseball by making it harder to recruit from abroad.
https://shorturl.at/wTXpt

22.03.2025 21:56 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

📋 Audience Survey 📢 Before launching my new media project, I’d love your input! This quick survey (5 minutes) will help shape the topics, format and direction to make sure it’s valuable and relevant to my audience.

I’m working on a new #media project exploring the intersection of #sports and #migration and would love your insights to help shape the topics and format. If you have 5 minutes, please take this quick survey ⤵️

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17.02.2025 01:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After years of war, the lives of 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees are mired in uncertainty | CNN Her home engulfed by war, Ukrainian mother Yana Felos found herself in Britain with no friends, no family and no community. Nearly three years later, she says she has nothing to return to in Ukraine.

In April 2022, Ukrainian mother Yana Felos arrived in London with no friends, no family and no community – just one suitcase and her young daughter in tow.

However, after close to three years of war, the situation has flipped. Felos says she has nothing to return to in Ukraine.

23.12.2024 11:59 — 👍 118    🔁 21    💬 15    📌 2

Hello, Bluesky 👋

Excited to chat about migration & humanitarian issues with a little side of sports.

18.11.2024 01:21 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0