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Democrats Issue Demands to Avoid Government Shutdown as Spain Grants Legal Status to Immigrants
Washington D.C. – Senate Democrats on Wednesday revealed three demands to overhaul U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), tying the changes to a must-pass spending bill as Congress raced toward a partial government shutdown that could begin early Saturday, according to Time. Simultaneously, in Europe, Spain announced it would grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization, the Associated Press reported.
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, stated that his party had coalesced around three legislative objectives that they say are necessary to rein in ICE, which they accuse of operating with little accountability under President Donald Trump, Time reported. "We want to end roving patrols," Schumer said, laying out Democrats' first demand. The demands include tightening ICE’s warrant requirements, introducing a uniformed code of conduct for its agents, and requiring all ICE agents to be unmasked and with operating body cameras, according to Time.
Meanwhile, Spain's government announced Tuesday it would grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization, the Associated Press reported. This move contrasts with increasingly harsh immigration policies imposed in the United States and much of Europe, according to the Associated Press.
In other news, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her government had at least temporarily stopped oil shipments to Cuba, according to the Associated Press. Sheinbaum struck an ambiguous tone, saying the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States, NPR reported.
Also this week, a Yale School of the Environment study revealed that switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century, Phys.org reported. However, this is contingent on cities and companies investing in the right disposal systems, according to the study. Without proper composting infrastructure, the benefits of biodegradable plastics may not be fully realized, Phys.org noted.
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