Chris Landes

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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‪It would be amazing to have flights from Lancaster to and from Philly and Chicago!‬

‪It would be amazing to have flights from Lancaster to and from Philly and Chicago!‬

I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?

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In recent years, people in Myanmar have endured a military coup, civil war, enforced conscription, aerial bombardment and a devastating earthquake. A new hardship landed Thursday morning, as President Trump ordered a sweeping travel ban that included the citizens of Myanmar.

In War-Torn Nations, Trump’s Travel Ban Brings a New Hardship

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The Trump Administration Is Letting In Just One Group of Refugees. The Choice Speaks Volumes. The U.S. also rolled back deportation protections for Afghan refugees this week.

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White South Africans: Refugees of Convenience I worked on refugee policy under Trump. Now, even the lies aren't subtle.

Trump’s “refugee” policy:
White South Africans in.
Afghan interpreters out.
Persecuted Christians ignored. I saw this playbook up close. It’s not protection. It’s propaganda.

Trump defends resettling white South Africans as refugees in US WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended the decision to resettle a group of white Afrikaners in the United States as refugees, saying they were fleeing a "terrible situation" in South A...

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Myanmar Refugees in Southeast Asia Struggle After US Aid Cuts The Trump administration’s gutting of USAID and suspension of global refugee resettlement programs has exacerbated the livelihood concerns of refugees in the region.

Myanmar Refugees in Southeast Asia Struggle After US Aid Cuts
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Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids The exiled civilian government vowed to ‘punish’ the military regime for its violent crimes against the public.

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A Welcome Corps retrospective: How red and blue America embraced refugee sponsorship - Niskanen Center Americans’ broad engagement in the Welcome Corps program indicates a national will to continue, strengthen, and expand service opportunities in resettling refugees.

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Trump suspended the refugee program. Why is he inviting white South Africans to find a new home in the U.S.? Trump signed an executive order in February encouraging their resettlement in the United States. As justification, he cited a South African law on land expropriation and affirmative action that he cla...

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Trump order could "indefinitely" halt Christian refugee resettlement More than 20,000 Christians signed a petition urging Trump to reconsider an executive order signed on his first day in office.

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USAID Could Be Closing Its Chapter in Southeast Asia - Thailand Business News The Trump administration announced that it would put an end, at least temporarily, to the USAID (United States Agency for International Development)

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Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Breach Quake Ceasefire The regime instantly broke its 20-day ceasefire by targeting anti-regime groups as international rescue teams arrive to tackle earthquake devastation.

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"They made a fortune" with the US, says President Trump as he announces a 49% tariff on products from Cambodia, one of the more impoverished countries in Asia.

Southeast Asian Slammed By President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Nine of the region’s 11 nations have been hit with reciprocal tariffs that could devastate local industries – and create a strategic opening for China.

Southeast Asian Slammed By President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
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"When I look at the pictures coming out of Thailand and Burma, it feels of a similar magnitude, and seeing the response from China, from Vietnam, from Russia and elsewhere and not seeing the U.S. government there is really quite jarring."

"U.S. humanitarian relief teams are usually among the first to respond to major disasters. But Friday's deadly earthquake in Myanmar came as the Trump administration fired USAID's remaining employees."

Food Aid Drastically Cut in Thai Refugee Camps The Border Consortium (TBC), the organisation responsible for distributing food aid to the refugee camps in Thailand on the border with Myanmar, has confirmed that from April 2025 aid will be signific...

Food Aid Drastically Cut in Thai Refugee Camps | Burma News International www.bnionline.net/en/news/food...

Khit Thit Media မြန်မာပြည်သူများအားလုံး အတိဒုက္ခရောက်နေသည့် ငလျင်လှုပ်ခတ်ပြီးနောက် စစ်ကောင်စီက KNU ဌာနချုပ်အနီး ၊ စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်း၊ ရှမ်းမြောက်နှင့်ပဲခူးတိုင်းတို့ကို လေကြောင်းတိုက်ခိုက်မှုများ လုပ်ဆောင် ရန်ကုန်၊ မတ်...

Unbelievable. This is how they are using their resources:

After the earthquake that has affected all Burmese people, the military council has carried out airstrikes near the KNU headquarters, Sagaing Division, North Shan and Bago Division.

#Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar #earthquake

The majority of Burma is no longer under the control of the Burmese military. In each area freed from military occupation there are ethnic revolutionary administrations, local administrations and local civil society networks which need support to assist their populations.

A powerful earthquake has rattled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok where a state of emergency was declared.

The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing, the United States Geological Survey said.

Fitzkee said the federal funding cuts and canceled contracts to refugee admission programs has dashed the hopes of refugees who have waited patiently for years to come to America.

“I’ve yet to understand how axing legal refugee admission programs addresses illegal immigration …

Mennonites hold prayer service for Gaza, refugees in Penn Square As shoppers strolled into Central Market and cosplayers made their way to Zenkaikon on Saturday morning, Penn Square echoed with hymns sung by around 250 Mennonites praying for peace in

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County, state officials speak out against ICE detainment of Harrisburg-area Bhutanese refugees - TheBurg Federal immigration policies are hitting especially close to home, as several Harrisburg-area refugees are being detained and held. Local county and state officials spoke at a press conference Tuesday...

“According to officials, five men, who have legal permanent status and came to the country through the refugee resettlement program, were recently detained by ICE and sent to immigration detention centers”

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Trump is "unilaterally disarming America of its soft power, making the United States no different from China, Russia, or Iran." If you want a good overview of Donald Trump's cuts to USAID, check out George Packer's piece in the latest issue of The Atlantic. A few snippets: The best

“Most Americans don’t want to believe that their government is taking life­saving medicine away from sick people in Africa, or betraying Afghans who sacrificed for this country. They might disapprove of foreign aid, but they want starving children to be fed." currentpub.com/2025/03/18/t...

Looking forward to your reporting! Thank you.

The Refugee Act, which established the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, has helped millions find safety including people from Vietnam, the Former Soviet Union, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine & more.

As the future of this program remains unclear, we're here to remind you: Refugees are welcome ✊