Australia banned an Australian citizen with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group from returning home from Syria, according to NPR Politics. The decision is the latest development in the complex repatriation of families of IS fighters. Meanwhile, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Premier faced backlash amid a severe water crisis, as reported by NPR Politics. Elsewhere, the Trump administration was increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE, as detailed by NPR News.
The Australian government's ban on the citizen with alleged IS links came as the country grappled with the repatriation of families from detention camps in Syria. Thirty-four Australian citizens from 11 families had recently departed the camp, according to The Associated Press, as reported by NPR Politics. The woman who was banned was reportedly planning to join a detention camp.
In Johannesburg, residents protested over water cuts, with the Premier facing criticism for suggesting that people shower in hotels, as reported by NPR Politics. The city, a major economic hub, was experiencing a water crisis.
Simultaneously, the Trump administration's efforts to criminalize observing ICE activities were escalating, according to NPR News. Observers, like Jess in Minneapolis, were documenting the actions of immigration agents. Earlier in the month, Jess and another observer were told by immigration agents that they were impeding a federal investigation. "We followed at a distance. We never got in front of them. We never honked our horns. We never made any sort of noise. We were just keeping an eye on th," according to NPR News.
In other news, as the holy month of Ramadan began, Muslims in Cairo were adorning their homes with lights and decorations, according to NPR Politics. Lanterns called fawanees were becoming a symbol of Ramadan and an almost-mandatory home decoration for the month in Egypt.
Finally, researchers warned that loopholes in the ESA may speed coral loss around Guam, according to Phys.org. Reef-building Acropora, among the most important groups of coral, was particularly vulnerable to environmental change.
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