Daily news for December 17, 2023

Migrants arrive at the staging area where they turn themselves to the U.S. border patrol, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, U.S. December 14, 2023.

Arizona’s governor is sending the state’s National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx

AP|Phoenix|Dec 17, 2023 - 00:29 CET

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said she issued the executive order because “the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe”

An installation of a scene of the Nativity of Christ with a figure symbolizing baby Jesus lying amid the rubble, in reference to Gaza, inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

Under the shadow of war in Gaza, Jesus’ traditional birthplace is gearing up for a subdued Christmas

AP|Bethlehem|Dec 17, 2023 - 00:20 CET

The cancellation of Christmas festivities, which typically draw thousands of visitors, is a severe blow to the Bethlehem’s tourism-dependent economy

MIGRANTS

No room at the inn? As holidays approach, migrants face eviction from New York City shelters

AP|Dec 17, 2023 - 00:13 CET

Homeless migrants and their children were limited to 60 days in city housing under an order issued in October by Mayor Eric Adams, a move the Democrat says is necessary to relieve a shelter system

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