After white nationalists incited violence and destroyed property while evading any sort of punishment or police violence, low wage Black and brown workers are forced to wash away the debris and literally pick up the pieces. My latest VICE: vice.com/en/article/88a…

Three Wednesdays in January

Matt Zeller Lucas Tomlinson Idrees Ali Habib Khan James Menendez Bravery of the highest order: An all-volunteer group of U.S. veterans have saved 630 former Afghan special forces & their families as part of "Task Force Pineapple," a secret night-time campaign in #Taliban-run #Kabul. abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-sp…

Afghans who are not evacuated will be in extreme danger and will need immediate support from the international community. They will need access to #resettlement and other pathways to reach a safe country where they can live with dignity. Read more: nyti.ms/3zAdqIs

More of this, please.

The U.S. will now allow groups of 5 private citizens to sponsor Afghan refugees trib.al/y1wah89

We've joined a coalition of organizations to launch the Sponsor Circle Program. This program will provide the 55,000+ Afghan refugees on military bases in the U.S. the choice to be resettled directly into communities that have committed to welcoming them. sponsorcircles.org

With veterans leading the way and people across religious and political divides joining in, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans can rebuild America's badly eroded sense of common purpose. Thank you Savannah Sellers & Joe Fryer. Welcome.US Secretary Antony Blinken Gov. Jack Markell RefugePoint

The 1st Afghan families participating in the #SponsorCircleProgram departed from a U.S. military safe haven Tuesday, Dec. 7, and traveled to WA and VT. Learn more about this historic moment: bit.ly/3rN5Eu1 Community Sponsorship Hub HIAS irisct Welcome.US IRC - International Rescue Committee

By Khaled Hosseini: Like the Afghan refugees on U.S. bases, my family came here with nothing. But we had help. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

Don’t apply here: Why NGO hiring practices are sparking protests in South Sudan: thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2021/… (The New Humanitarian)

As the Taliban were closing in on her university, Halima, a 22-year-old engineering student, fled her dorm room with only her passport. Learn how a group in Duluth, Minnesota sponsored Halima to continue her education in the U.S.: bit.ly/3baOY9j

NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...