
Homeland Security chief denies double standard at the southern border after he says nearly 3,000 Ukrainians allowed to enter U.S.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas claimed there is no double standard in allowing Ukrainian refugees into the U.S., while thousands of migrants from Latin America are also waiting at the border.
Last week, the U.S. allowed "close to 3,000" Ukrainians into the country, Mayorkas told "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell on Wednesday.
U.S. border officials were directed in early March to consider exempting Ukrainians from the Trump-era policy, known as Title 42, that led to the quick deportations of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Mexico and Central America during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration announced earlier this month that it would wind down Title 42 in late May, but it is currently still in effect.

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Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

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International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
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