September 24, 2021 | by Kristina D'Amico
From the Firm: National and International News Here is a roundup of the big news this week: :
US Haiti envoy quits over 'inhumane' deportations According to BBC News, the US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants. Following the recent earthquake and political instability impacting the small country, Haitians have been making their way into the US, mostly through Texas. Since Sunday the US has returned 1,401 migrants from the Texas camp on the border with Mexico. The situation sparked backlash this week when a photo surfaced of border patrol agents on horseback were photographed attempting to corrall migrants. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called the image "horrific" and stated that the use of horses in the area would cease.
California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets The trees of Sequoia National Park are receiving a little bit of help from firefighters as the Colony and Paradise fires in California continue to grow. The forest's trees — including the 275ft General Sherman, the Earth's largest tree by volume and 2,500 years old — are being wrapped with aluminum foil blankets in an effort to protect them. More than 350 firefighters are battling alongside helicopters and water-dropping plans to try to bank the fires.
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