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SFCN News and Articles The "Hawala"
in Somali Society Recent actions by the United States and its coalition to crackdown on the financial support network for Al-Qaeda has brought attention to the “Hawala” financial system used by many Somalis to send remittances to their relatives in Somalia. A concept of debt and credit transfer, Hawala’s roots lie in early Islamic commercial practices. [read the full story] Ninth Circuit Decision Blocks Deportation of Somalis, by Milo Sybrant, Somali Family Care Network On September 17, 2003 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a January decision that effectively bans the removal of Somalis to their country of origin. This ruling affects more than 2,700 Somalis in the United States who are facing deportation... [click here to learn more] |
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The CLEAR Act:
Current Immigration Issues, by the National Immigration Forum Since the September 11th terrorist attacks, state and local
police nationwide have had to respond to new homeland security mandates while
seeing their staff dwindle due to budget crises. Congress is considering
throwing yet another sweeping mandate at state and local governments, by
requiring local police to add federal immigration law enforcement to their
already long list of responsibilities… |
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