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02.08.25 - 05:12
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Judge Blocks DHS Bid To End Protected Status For Immigrants From Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal (ZeroHedge)
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Judge Blocks DHS Bid To End Protected Status For Immigrants From Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal
Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
A federal judge on July 31 blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending temporary protected status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
TPS is a designation that allows individuals from countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary events to remain in the United States.
In a 37-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court in Northern California ordered that protections for immigrants from those countries remain in place until the next hearing on Nov. 18.
Thompson stated that the plaintiffs had presented sufficient evidence showing that DHS's decision to terminate TPS designations for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua was predetermined, rather than based on an “objective review” of conditions such as the impact of natural disasters...
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04.04.25 - 10:24
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Leading the charge: how a drive for electric vehicles is cleaning up Nepal (The Guardian)
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With air pollution causing a fifth of deaths in Nepal, growing EV use could add nearly three years to Kathmandu residents' livesIn a rundown hangar in the heart of Kathmandu, the remains of a dozen electric trolley buses stand abandoned and corroding. Caked in dust and bird-droppings and lined with rubbish, they are a reminder of a bold experiment, launched 50 years ago, to electrify the city's public transport system. Down the side of one is written, “Keep me alive”.Today, that plea is being heard. More than 70% of four-wheeled passenger vehicles – largely cars and minibuses – imported into Nepal last year were electric, one of the highest rates in the world. The figure reflects a remarkable growth in the use of electric vehicles (EVs), which saw the country import more than 13,000 between July 2023 and 2024, up from about 250 in 2020-21. Continue reading......
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