SALT LAKE CITY — Aden Batar understands the weight of leaving behind all that you’ve ever known.
“It’s not easy to leave your home country and to go to a strange country,” Batar shared Tuesday.
Currently the Director of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Community Services, Batar and his family fled Somalia during civil war in the early 90s to seek a new life in Utah.
“I never thought I was going to leave my home country, but due to the loss of family members and the loss of my own child — I never second guessed,” he said.
Batar is now facing another challenge as his organization's refugee resettlement program that helped his own family resettle is cutting back on their services. Catholic Community Services is no longer receiving the federal funding needed and was forced to let go of over 25 of its staff members. They've also had to cancel resettlement flights for people who were all set to come to Utah.
“This is the first time I’m seeing such a situation happening to our program,” Batar explained.
Utah food banks brace for funding cuts while still being in dark about what's being cut:
He said that more than 60 percent of the group's funding comes from the federal government, with the rest through donations and local money.
Dan Johnson, the Interim Executive Director of the Cache Refugee Immigrant Connection, said they are seeing similar cuts to staff and grants. Johnson shared how they had to cancel flights for over 10 refugee families who were on their way to Utah.
“It’s been one thing after another,” he said. “The thing is, you look at it and go, ‘What’s next?’ There’s such uncertainty.”
Batar promises to continue to serve who they can.
“Of course, we’re not closing down our doors," he said. "We’re winding down our services.”
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10:10 PM | Updated: Apr 2
BY DAN RASCON AND MARY CULBERTSON, KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY — Catholic Community Services in Utah is scrambling to keep its refugee resettlement program running after a federal funding freeze
The program leaders say it may be out of money by the end of April
“Catholic Community Services is in a dire situation right now for the funding,” said Director of Migration and Refugees Services Aden Batar
“Families will lose their housing; they will become homeless
We have already lost 25 staff members we had to lay off.”
Batar said the program is hoping those funds will be freed up by the Trump administration by April 20
the program will have no way to continue supporting the 300 families it oversees right now
“We paid their rent this month, but we don’t know how we will pay their rent next month,” Batar said. “We have not experienced what we are experiencing for 45 years that we have been doing this services.”
says he doesn’t know how his family would have made it in Utah without Catholic Community Services
really appreciative of the service,” he said to KSL TV
you find yourself very hard to deal with life
the housing — that really makes a refugee’s life easier.”
That’s why Batar is making a plea to the public for any kind of financial or volunteer help with the refugees they have
“We ask our community to help us,” he said
Catholic Community Services announced its program is now “winding down” — starting now
it will be gradually decreasing its caseload into mid-2026
The program called on its community to “stand in solidarity” with refugee neighbors in the transition
Donations to help Catholic Community Services continue its support for refugees can be made in any amount online
This article was updated with additional reporting after its initial publication
Opening the Sadler’s Wells Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival
Christian Rizzo’s Sakinan Gӧze Çӧp Batar (An Over-Protective Eye Always Gets Sand in It) is an experimental solo piece from 2012 about journeys and the misdirection that life offers
Arriving on a solitary figure seemingly ready to travel away with backpack prepared
what unfolds over 50 minutes instead is a man who becomes increasingly encumbered by his life as the clean stage – once full of possibility – becomes cluttered with objects that begin an emotional weighing down
There are three distinct phases to Rizzo’s show – performed by Kerem Gelebek – which slowly challenge the central character’s autonomy and feelings of contentment
he slowly recognises the limits of both his body and the space that contains him
the white square stage that he never moves beyond
pushing his feet into the edges and corners of the performance range while not breaching the black border beyond
moving his body across the floor at a low level
ankles and knees to rotate and fit to find unexpected angles
never jaunty but free with movement that is often casual and purposefully unfinished
Gelebek leaps and unselfconsciously dances with no purpose it seems than his own introspection
the feeling of being out of control and a little woozy begins to take hold as the dancer reacts to the nausea of rotation
clutching his head to find a balance once again
the beat becomes more intense and dangerous as shadow crosses and dominates the stage more completely
and he seems no longer in possession of himself
the dance area gradually fills with content
items of clothing discarded by Gelebek at intervals
carefully positioned around the stage to limit his freedom
hemming him in as though the unpacking of his life pinions him in this place with possessions and roots
a far cry from the man we thought was free at the start
of mechanical clanks and air-based sounds that intrude into the soundscape are intercut with music
and at the centre Gelebek deconstructs the box that he once sat on to produce a chair and plant
extracting sides used to wall one side of the stage and a scattering of books that look increasingly like a home
Unusual work is the substance of the Van Cleef and Arpels Dance Reflections Festival and while this piece is interesting in its unfolding
there are perhaps far deeper meanings that never translate to the audience and its stated conclusion on the meaning of exile remains elusive
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SALT LAKE CITY — Church communities throughout Utah are concerned over the policy changes regarding immigration ordered by President Trump
praying the situation changes as they continue following the law
The letter sent Tuesday was in response to the Trump administration's directive that will allow federal officers to enforce immigration policies in locations such as schools and other sensitive areas
Father Rogelio Felix-Rosas notes the migrant community is significant within his congregation at St
“They have a beautiful connection with the history of this church,” said Felix-Rosas
He also directs the Hispanic ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City and said the bishop is working hard to find direction for those affected by the new policies
but at the same time we are educating people from our churches
Aden Batar came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia
“I was resettled here through Catholic Community Services and this is my way of paying back,” said Batar
He’s now served for the same organization that helped him find home here for over a quarter-century
“This is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had in my career,” Batar said
When he heard of changes to immigration policy under the new Trump administration
“If the federal agencies are going to those areas where the community is trusted
where else are people going to go?” said Batar
Batar says they will continue to follow the law and continue to pray over the situation
we will do whatever we can to help them,” said Batar
Aden Batar had just completed law school when war broke out in Somalia 1990
He and his young family were forced to flee from place to place to escape violence
Aden’s decision to leave Somalia resulted from a tragic accident
suffered injuries from a spilled pot of boiling water
Aden could not access medical care in the war-torn country
Determined that nobody else in his family would die
Aden and his wife chose to immigrate to the United States
Aden and his family were among the first Somalis to be resettled in Utah
He and his son Jamal came to StoryCorps to talk about those early days
”NirvanaVEVO” by Chris Zabriskie from the album Undercover Vampire Policeman
Jamal Batar (JB) and Aden Batar (AB) Transcript
JB: How did you get by when you first arrived
Some days I wasn’t seeing you and your brother
JB: What were the toughest parts of adjusting to life in Utah
but then you come home and you’re another person
AB: I lived in this community almost close to half of my life
Survivors and friends Thomas Grace and Chic Canfora share memories of May 4
when National Guardsmen opened fire on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University
Dan Bigley tells his daughter Acacia Bigley about living through a bear attack that blinded him
“There was no place to buy food … everything was in chaos.”
In addition to a wife and baby to provide for
Batar was also caring for his widowed mother and elderly grandparents
He and his family would move to one part of the country
only for the war to spread to that area — forcing them to flee again
Though the war would eventually lead to the displacement of over two million people
there were no services for the internally displaced at that time
His hometown of Baidoa was known as janaay in Somali — just a letter off from the original Arabic jannah
the towers of mosques pointing like fingers towards the sky
He’d grown up there among a large extended family of aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews and cousins
passing the days playing soccer with his friends
burned by an accident in an overcrowded home
“There was nothing we could do to save him,” Batar says
“There was no adequate medical care at the time
None of the hospitals were functioning; they were only taking care of wounds and so forth
who knows firsthand how emigration can be like a sort of death
a baby boy just a few months old — wouldn’t survive the journey
“Let me try the road to see what it looks like
you know that I didn’t make it.” But if he reached safety
he would get her and their surviving child out of there
It took him several weeks to make the journey to Kenya
There were military roadblocks and he had to pass through different tribal lands
but he knew multiple dialects and pretended to be a local
He mostly traveled under the cover of night
And so he bribed his way into the country and then rode in on a truck transporting livestock
he found a military radio and sent word back to his wife
who was waiting anxiously at a relative’s home outside Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu
he arranged for a small airplane that was departing from Mogadishu to pluck his wife and their baby son out of the war-town country and bring them to Kenya
“That day was the happiest in my life,” says Batar
the family was on another plane — this one was headed to Salt Lake City
Emigration often means giving up a language
Thirty years later and the world continues to struggle with many refugee crises. Somalia, which still grapples with outbreaks of violence, is plagued by drought and hunger; people stream out of the land, which is, itself, home to refugees from Yemen
other African countries and the internally displaced
The United States’ sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan triggered a governmental and economic collapse that continues to create waves of refugees today
where conflict with Russia has spurred millions to leave
There’s the Rohingya who have been victims of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
Since 1975, the United States has opened its doors to over three million refugees. Of those who made their way to the Intermountain West, most ended up in Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Today, Utah is home to approximately 60,000 refugees and the state ranks in the top half nationally for refugee resettlement
But refugee resettlement plummeted under President Donald Trump and Utah’s numbers reflected the national trend
the state took in 1,555 refugees; in the four years that followed
In 2021, the Biden administration raised the national cap on refugees to 125,000
The amount of those who have actually managed to resettle in the United States in recent years
meaning that 80 percent of the spaces allocated went unaccounted for
Experts say that the Trump administration’s policies decimated the country’s immigration infrastructure and continues to impact our nation’s ability to absorb newcomers
It was estimated that the state would take in about 300 refugees from Ukraine
All of Utah’s refugees pass through Salt Lake County
Many refugees end up congregating in West Valley City or western Salt Lake City where
they find a sympathetic ear and a helping hand in Batar
who knows firsthand how emigration can be like a sort of death — how leaving one’s country isn’t just about leaving the land and the family that sprung from it
he’d met some folks from Utah State University who had come to Baidoa to do some agricultural projects with locals
Batar had been studying English at the time and was keen to practice with native speakers; he’d spent some time with the USU crew
But he was unprepared for what he saw when he got off the plane: a land so different from his own
we didn’t come in wintertime,” he jokes today
Catholic Community Services helped resettle the family
Case manager Lina Smith remembers the first time she saw him
in a conference room with his extended family
She could tell he was the backbone of the family
despite his youth (he was still in his 20s) that he was “the leader of the group.” She also noticed immediately a silent strength about him
Batar’s first job in Logan was at a factory
no call to prayer setting the rhythm of his day
punctuating his worldly concerns and helping him keep his thoughts trained on God
“He knew what they needed because he had just gone through it
He knew what they needed without them telling him.”
He worked hard during the day and took college classes at night
Smith asked Batar to serve as an interpreter
“He was very confident but had such a kindness
imparting this same quiet strength to those around him
She soon offered him a job as a case manager
Batar accepted and started the job immediately
beginning with a group of Somali families who came to the office that very day
His deep understanding of what it means to flee one’s home and to find oneself
in a new country enabled Batar to meet refugees’ needs
“He knew what they needed because he had just gone through it,” says Smith
“He knew what they needed without them telling him.” This wasn’t just true of the Somalis whom Batar helped resettle but of the Bosnians
Vietnamese and Sudanese who characterized immigration to Utah in the ’90s
working with refugees has been part of an attempt to pay back “this community that welcomed me and gave me my life back and provided all the support my kids and my family needed.”
Finding employment is one of the most frustrating aspects of the resettlement process
says Kearstin Cantrell of Catholic Community Services
Refugees are eager to immediately start reinventing themselves and building a life here but have to jump through many hoops to get authorization to work
But Batar and other staff — many of whom are former clients
the organization managed 607 resettlement cases; most of which were families
he’s overseen the building of a mosque and the creation of a Muslim cemetery
is an engineer who graduated from Columbia University and lives next door to him
Batar’s other son has a bachelor’s degree and is working
Batar’s two daughters are educated as well
and one is becoming a pharmacist — something that would have been impossible had Batar stayed in Somalia
about his first home that are irreplaceable
Batar lost his father when he was just five years old and there — in his hometown of Baidoa — everyone had known his father
The elder Batar was legendary — he’d been one of the city’s first police officers after the Italians left Somalia
And everywhere the young Batar went people recognized that he was his father’s son
he left behind all those people who knew his family and his history
it’s Batar who is legendary — known for his calm
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10-28-2021IMPACT
The Roboat is sailing now in the canals of Amsterdam
with visions for picking up waste and serving as temporary bridges or floating performance spaces
BY Kristin Toussaint
electric boats are navigating the city’s vast network of canals
collect trash as part of a waste management system
or even turn into a temporary bridge or floating stage
It’s a kind of dynamic infrastructure that can adapt to the needs of a city as they change
and help Amsterdam decongest its streets and better use its waterways
The robotic boat, called Roboat, is a project from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Senseable City Laboratory
with the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions
A research project about six years in the making
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL]By simply changing out the decks, the boats can switch among its different uses—water taxi, waste collection, even a bridge the team has dubbed RoundAround
for which multiple robotic boats communicate with each other to continuously travel in a circle
shuttling people from one side of a canal to another
The Roboat was designed with a universal hull that stays the same
as decks for a five-person water taxi or waste collection bins are swapped in or out
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]When it comes to waste management
the Roboats could help alleviate street traffic from garbage trucks on Amsterdam’s narrow roads
Waste collection in the city is currently done curbside
common outside of the historic city center
cannot be added around the canals and quays
“That’s a big problem in many cities along the water like Amsterdam or Venice
where it becomes difficult to run waste management operations in a traditional way,” says Carlo Ratti
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]Instead of curbside pickup by trash trucks (likely with combustible engines)
the Roboats can drop off floating bins in the canals
where residents can easily walk to drop off their garbage bags
the boats can autonomously pick up those bins and take away the trash
The electric Roboats can operate for 10 hours and then be wirelessly charged
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]To navigate the canals
the Roboats use lidar and cameras to get a 360-degree view of their surroundings
These sensors allow the boats to scan their environments
One use could be to monitor the retaining walls of the canals
“The same data that helps the Roboats navigate becomes interesting data that allows a better understanding of the city in real time
and hopefully prevent some possible issues,” Ratti says
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]Ratti says that adding another vehicle to the canals won’t be a concern for congestion because compared to Amsterdam’s roads
As road infrastructure built up in the 20th century
the canals were used less and less for services like moving goods and people
the canals were really the main mobility infrastructure of the city
and we believe with new technologies like the Roboat
we can bring some of this function back,” he says
“and that will make the whole city more sustainable
because it becomes a way to decongest the street and also move from combustion engine to electric mobility.”
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]Beyond their function as a water taxi or waste management
Ratti says his team sees the Roboats as something “broader
more like a dynamic responsive platform for the city.” If the city wants to put on a concert
the Roboats could come together to make a temporary floating stage
The RoundAround bridges are another example where instead of new
the Roboats can respond to the foot traffic needs of the city in real time with a new kind of self-assembly architecture
[Photo: courtesy MIT/CSAIL/AMS Institute]“Traditionally when we think about infrastructure
we think about steel and concrete,” Ratti says
they can help you adapt to the changing needs of the city
We could say one of the tragedies of the 20th century city was really this kind of extreme rigidity
where you had to build giant infrastructure that is used just at full capacity during peak time
and then for the rest it would be used very little.”
Roboats are an example of what he thinks the 21st century city could be more like
“which is not only asphalt but also silicon,” meaning with intelligence and data
“If you combine a dynamic infrastructure with intelligence and with data
then you can really be much more efficient in the way you use resources.”
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A'isha Ahmad edita ce a sashen Hausa na Legit
Tana da ƙwarewa wajen rubutun labarai da rahotanni tsawon shekaru uku
al'amuran da su ka shafi mata da yara da siyasa
FCT Abuja - Tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa, Atiku Abubakar, ya gargadi Gwamnatin Tarayya da kada ta bari dala biliyan 1.07 da aka ware wa fannin kiwon lafiya a kasafin kuɗin 2025 su tafi a banza
Ya ce babu dalilin da zai sa wannan kasafi ya afka cikin matsalolin da aka taba ji a baya
Atiku ya gargadi gwamnatin tarayya a kan kasafin kudi Hoto: Atiku Abubakar/Bola Ahmed TinubuAsali: FacebookA wani saƙo da ya wallafa a shafinsa na Facebook, ɗan takarar shugaban ƙasar na 2023 ya bukaci a gina ingantaccen tsari don tabbatar da cewa an yi amfani da kuɗaɗen wajen inganta ayyukan lafiya
ba wai su ɓace a cikin wasu munanan hanyoyi ba
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Daily Trust ta ruwaito Atiku Abubakar ya jaddada buƙatar kafa tsarin da zai sa a bibiyi yadda za a kashe waɗannan kuɗaɗe domin tabbatar da amfaninsu ga al’umma
Atiku Abubakar ya soki Gwamnatin Tarayya kan rashin bayyana cikakken bayani kan yadda take shirin kashe kudaden da aka ware a fannin kiwon lafiya
Ya ce kamata ya yi gwamnati ta hanzarta zuba jari a kiwon lafiya
musamman a matakin farko domin samar da ingantattun tsarin samun lafiya ga ‘yan Najeriya
A baya, kun ji cewa tsohon Mataimakin Shugaban Ƙasa, Atiku Abubakar, ya caccaki shugaba Bola Tinubu
yana mai zarginsa da rashin tsari mai kyau wajen karfafa dimokuradiyya a Najeriya
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babban edita a sashen Hausa na Legit ya duba labarin
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah will once again start to see a flow of refugees into the state. President Biden has raised the cap on annual refugee admissions
undoing extensive restrictions put in place under the Trump administration
As soon as next month three new refugee families are scheduled to arrive in Utah
signaling a change that many in the community have been waiting for
Aden Batar is the Director of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Community Services of Utah
He helps guide refugees with finding a job
but recently he’s been having to help people wait
“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” Batar said
There are people in Utah who have been waiting for years for their spouse
The drop in refugee admissions in the state is significant
more than 13,000 refugees resettled in Utah
In 2020 that number dropped to less than 200
Batar said the drop has repercussions across the state
“Here in Utah our businesses heavily rely on the refugee’s workforce
There are a number of employers who are struggling to fill a lot of positions that are available.”
Batar said his message to Utahns is to not be afraid of refugees in your neighborhood or in your children’s schools
“They appreciate anyone who gives them this opportunity
so how can they hurt the country that gives them the opportunity to live again.”
Batar knows how important the work is first hand
His was the first Somali refugee family to settle in Utah
and he hopes to see the whole program grow over the coming months
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"Defund Israel" as the MV Cape Orlando is shown in the distance
"I'm here to add my voice to the infinite chorus of voices currently ringing across the entire world," one demonstrator said
"We will not rest until Palestine is free."
Hundreds of protesters succeeded Monday in blocking the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, or ILWU, from loading weapons onto a ship docked at the Port of Tacoma in Washington State and believed to be headed to Israel, which has killed more than 10,000 people in Gaza in a month of heavy bombing
In an Instagram post published around 4:50 pm PT
Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) Bay Area said that demonstrators picketed the port for 12 hours and managed to delay the ship by more than eight
While ILWU workers were not able to load the vessel
military personnel managed to secure the cargo
"Today they wanted to get in and out as fast as they could because they are ashamed of what they're doing," one demonstrator said in a video shared on AROC Bay Area's Instagram
"They didn't want us to be able to be here and stop them."
no one in the Pacific Northwest is going to say it's OK to commit genocide," they added
ILWU workers have a right not to work any vessels that present "health and safety" concerns such as a demonstration
and one worker told BreakThrough they would not cross a picket line
One worker already on board the ship was inspired by the protest to disembark and left a message for the more than 1,000 protesters
show the great powers of the world that we
can overcome senseless slaughter and develop a global consciousness for one another's humanity," the worker said in a message shared by AROC Bay Area
The organizers said that activists would continue to track the ship en route to Israel
"Our comrades across the world are going to be showing up at the next place this boat goes," the organizer in the AROC Bay Area Instagram video said
Several dozen Puyallup Nation Water Warriors in three to five kayaks joined an action Monday afternoon to block the MV Cape Orlando from leaving the Port of Tacoma from the water
They supported hundreds of demonstrators on land who had been so far successful at preventing the boat from being loaded with weapons believed to be bound for Israel
which has killed more than 10,000 in its month-long bombardment of the Gaza Strip
Hundreds of protesters blocked the Port of Tacoma in Washington State on Monday morning to prevent workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union from loading weapons onto a ship believed to be headed to Israel
The action comes as more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by nearly a month of Israeli airstrikes
It follows an earlier attempt by Palestinian solidarity activists to block the boat
from leaving the Port of Oakland on Friday
"I'm here today to support the blocking of the genocide boat currently docked in Tacoma with the intention of loading and delivering military weapons to aid the Zionist occupation state of Israel in their genocide of the Palestinian people," Bissan Barghouti of Samidoun Seattle
said in a statement shared with Common Dreams
"I'm here to add my voice to the infinite chorus of voices currently ringing across the entire world: We will not rest until Palestine is free
until all Palestinian prisoners are released from Zionist jails
from the river to the sea," Barghouti continued
Protesters arrived before light both on foot and in cars to block access to the port's Terminal 7, The Seattle Times reported
a member of Students United for Palestinian Equity and Return at the University of Washington (SUPER-UW) told Common Dreams
There were two large pickets and several smaller ones
with around 20% of participants blocking traffic with their cars and another 80% marching on foot
Participants came from organizations including SUPER-UW, Samidoun Seattle, Falastiniyat, Tacoma Democratic Socialists of America, Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) Bay Area, and International League of People's Struggle Seattle-Tacoma, and chanted slogans like "Free
free Palestine," and "Not another nickle
no more money for Israel's crimes."
The mobilization against MV Cape Orlando began in Oakland on Friday, where activists succeeded in keeping it in the port for nine hours, according to The Seattle Times. Demonstrators attempted to interfere with the vessel's mooring lines and climb onto its ladder, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release
Coast Guard workers said they removed three protesters from the ladder Friday afternoon
The boat was then originally slated to dock in Tacoma Sunday afternoon, but its arrival was pushed to Monday morning
which organizes speculate was done to avoid protests
organizers said they had received word that one of the workers on the ship wanted to disembark in order not to be complicit with Israeli war crimes
"Our protests from Oakland to Tacoma is making an impact and moving people!" AROC Bay Area wrote on social media
The Tacoma Police Department said that traffic was blocked near the port as of 10:06 am PT
and that officers were on the scene to help direct traffic
Police remained behind a fence at the terminal
The local paper reached out to the Department of Defense to confirm the cargo and destination of the ship
but a spokesperson declined to share that information
Organizers were not sure how long the protest would last
but said they planned to remain at the port until it was confirmed that no weapons would be loaded onto the ship
UTAH
7:30 PM | Updated: 7:57 pm
Maysa Kergaye moves a bin of donations gathered for newly arrived refugees from Afghanistan at the Utah Islamic Center in West Jordan on Monday
BY HUGO RIKARD-BELL
SALT LAKE CITY — Chaos ensued when the United States withdrew its forces from Afghanistan two years ago
beginning a long journey to Utah for some Afghan refugees
planes being rushed onto a tarmac were plastered across front pages around the world
as desperate Afghan citizens tried to flee their homes in fear of the inevitable Taliban takeover
had to evacuate as fast as they could and as many people,” Aden Batar
Director of Migration at Catholic Community Services explained to KSL
[that was] the first group that came into the US
we had to resettle them in different states.”
Utah opened its door to at least one thousand Afghans looking for a new life
That was the first phase of asylum seekers who fled Afghanistan
They were granted temporary parole status for two years
the extra work that the Catholic Community Services had to do to re-parole the Afghani asylum seekers in Utah meant other refugees stranded in dangerous countries or other parts of the world had to be put on the back burner
The Afghan Adjustment Act has been sitting on the desk of Congress for a couple of years now
This is a bill that would provide a permanent pathway to citizenship for Afghan refugees in Utah and across the United States
“We are asking for bipartisan support between both parties to support this because this legislation will help thousands of Afghan evacuees to get legal status,” said Batar
“Very few have received their permanent immigration status. The rest are still waiting and waiting.”
Congress has twice declined to pass the bill that would benefit Afghan refugees in Utah and elsewhere
Batar said he feels it’s America’s responsibility to protect and shelter those who fight alongside them in war
“Anytime that somebody puts their life on the line for our troops
we have the responsibility to protect them … you know
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Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2022
It has been updated and republished as part of our summer dining coverage
The Indianapolis area is blessed to have a nationally-recognized dining scene
Visitors laud our steakhouses, brunch spots and burger joints
But there are gems that are a Sunday afternoon drive away as well
sweets and overall experiences a Hoosier can have
here are a handful that are worth the one- to two-hour drive
(IndyStar calculated drive times from the Wholesale District in downtown Indianapolis.)
Start planning your next day trip with these restaurants in mind:
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If you are a nature lover who appreciates chicken salad and wants to munch on cookies that are truly works of art
The café in the pines at the Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge is open only a few days a week
Batar started in 1997 as a mother and daughter-owned home decor and gifts shop
Then a small café was added with vintage tablecloths and the mom's Wedgewood china
The place is dripping in charm with nice touches like colorful cards with the names of servers placed on tables
Flower gardens surround the building and provide plenty of butterfly sightings while dining
The china is still used in the dining rooms
The vintage tablecloths are now displayed from wall hooks
Plated desserts here actually arrive looking exactly as they do on the promo materials
And there's no disturbing the peaceful vibe with cellphone chatter
Batar prohibits cellphone conversations inside
The gift shops sell oven mitts; aprons for tots with Colts
Disney and other prints; chef's coats for kids; toy tea sets; cookbooks and music CDs
Chocolates and elaborately decorated cookies are sold in the sweets shop
They’re every bit as delicious as they appear
A heart-shaped cookie box ($19.95) is among the themed custom-made sets that contain smaller decorated goodies
but also not to be missed is the sugar cookie made with lavender and vanilla icing ($2.95)
The restaurant uses locally-produced lavender in a number of dishes and drinks
or try the sampler ($9.95) that has the three most popular items on one plate ‒ chicken salad
Every single cookie is boxed along with a complimentary gumball
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some of us have wondered why breaded pork tenderloin is such a thing here
it can be quite dry and is too often unremarkable
Nick’s shows us how it should be done ‒ moist
They claim to have originated the breaded pork tenderloin
And while they don’t claim ownership of the sugar cream pie
firm but creamy custard and spiced top is perfect
Lots of other pies are available; and if you can't decide on one (really
the sugar cream should be your one) you can order a flight of three for $6.99
The throw-back diner with a train theme decor also sells other foods befitting the era
including root beer floats and hand-dipped shakes ($4.99) and all-you-can-eat fish dinner specials ($13.99)
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This place serves up serious farm-to-table cuisine
It owns a farm minutes away that produces intricately-marbled Wagyu beef
Founder Pete Eshelman is a former president of the American Wagyu Association
so you know this place is serious about its quality
And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics
A private upstairs dining room is a tribute to Eshelman's passions
with dozens of American flags in various sizes; U.S
journals and memorabilia; and a life-size New York Yankees statue and dozens of baseball bats
Eshelman was drafted as a pitcher in 1976 by the Yankees before founding American Specialty Insurance & Risk Services specializing in entertainment and sports insurance
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The New Orleans-inspired Joseph Decuis restaurant was started in 1996 and named for Eshelman's ancestor
A produce farm came later; and then in 2008
Eshelman bought Wagyu cattle from a breeder in Japan
so you might not get the cut you have your heart set on; but every piece of meat is cut-with-a-fork tender and flavorful
Each guest selects a Wagyu knife from a box presented tableside
Joseph Decuis makes its own butter to serve with perfectly toasted sourdough
One recent offering was made with chicken fat
A couple of doors down is a sandwich shop that sells packaged meats
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you can go low or high; but you can’t go wrong with the magic the chefs serve up – from large juicy Smoking Goose bacon-wrapped prawns with polenta ($12) to braised beef pasta
enjoyed from the private cellar dining/wine room
the rooftop patio with views of Putnam County or on the main floor which is attached to a performance space with live music courtesy of DePauw University
Delicious jarred desserts (think German chocolate cake) come from a sister bakery on the same street
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If you've traveled along I-65 North to Chicago
you've likely wondered about this restaurant on the dairy farm
It's definitely worth the time to stop in even if you don't want to do the tour
chocolate and ice cream made with the farm’s products
the classic fried chicken is gloriously juicy and crispy; and the bacon-wrapped meatloaf ($22)
Julieta: Eat traditional Mexican street food — and watch them make it
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Those who appreciate an old-school steakhouse will enjoy Mountain Jack’s
It’s the last one standing from the 1970s-80s chain
with owner Ed Fauble making his way in back to do the honors
It's been able to keep the recipes and some traditions because Fauble ran the district in the chain’s heyday
The restaurant still boasts one of the most unique salad presentations – a tableside salad bar with stellar service
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Luckily the once common four-hour wait for seatings on weekends is a thing of the past
The small family-owned tavern moved to the Open Table reservations platform at the beginning of the pandemic
providing customers guaranteed spots for its signature Perkinsville Pork
Don’t let the outside – with its gravel lot and worn picnic tables
year-round Christmas bulb lights and framed 60s-era high school basketball teams photo – fool you
The crab cakes here are made with crab meat flown in from Maryland
You'll find the menu written on a chalkboard above the bar
Specials might include Norwegian sea trout ($27)
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is still innovating at this farm-to-table restaurant he opened after returning to Indiana from New York
Recently (late July) the crew added more delish vegan dishes
including a baba ghanoush of roasted eggplant and tahini
and house-made pita chips ($8.50); and a grilled purple cauliflower steak with mushrooms
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter
on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28)
The cocktail program features drinks themed for films and movie genres and are switched out often
The Dirty Dancing ($10) is made with Buffalo Trace bourbon
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along with upscale non-alcoholic cocktails and delightfully tart lemonade drinks
The main dining room furniture uses patterns from the '50s and '60s
The walls carry framed autographed menus and photos of legends who have dined on Orr's creations – Mick Jagger
classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz and actors Sidney Poitier
Work off dinner with a trip down the stairs to the subterranean speakeasy bar with dance music and vintage license plates
Theater seating and old beer cans are part of the decor
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Tucked away in a newish residential development is this spot with hand-crafted cocktails and chef-driven cuisine
including Yang-Yang Crispy Beef in an orange sweet chili glaze ($14) and the spicy red pepper-walnut muhammara dip ($12) with flatbread and crudités
and a spring and summer focus on margaritas
Look for the Psycho Monkey with Irish whiskey
and chocolate mole bitters or the Tribal Council made with mezcal
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SALT LAKE CITY — A lot of kids would shy away from a summer spent doing research on a college campus, but the Huntsman Cancer Institute is helping to push a select few ahead of the rest with its PathMaker summer research program
aims to diversify the field of biomedical research by adding competent and qualified students from racial and ethnic minorities and economically disadvantaged
rural and frontier areas across Utah and the West
The program just got an official nod from the National Cancer Institute’s Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program
which gave Huntsman and its PathMaker program a $2.5 million award to further engage Utah students and their teachers in cancer research
“A lot of these students have really compelling stories, tough circumstances they’ve grown up in,” said Donald Ayer
senior director of cancer training and career enhancement at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor of oncological science at the University of Utah
“This provides an opportunity for young students who wouldn’t normally have these types of opportunities.”
which Ayer said starts to wane as they leave middle school or junior high
whose minds might bring a different perspective,” he said
adding that he hopes the experience gets kids used to the idea that research careers can be interesting
Following in her older brother and sisters’ footsteps
said she wants to do well in school because her parents fled civil war in Somalia and “sacrificed everything for us.”
the PathMaker program gave 17-year-old Laila her first-ever chance to work in a functioning research lab and she loved it
adding that she learned a lot about the processes of a working lab
She was able to participate in adenovirus work at a lab run by renowned neurosurgeons at the U
“I went into this thinking I would be in a little lab
but it was amazing doing the experiments and seeing the outcome,” Laila said
even teens who are not interested in science
to give themselves a chance to see what it is like
Laila often reflects on the ultimate chance she got after her parents fled to America
and said she “probably wouldn’t even be able to go to school” in Somalia
“They wanted us to have a better life here,” Laila said
“They didn’t want us to grow up with the war
there wasn’t an option for an education and the jobs and opportunities that are here.”
“I am grateful for my parents sacrificing all they had,” she said
“I want to work hard and show them that what they did is really a good thing for us.”
the PathMaker program has trained 44 Utah high school students
including one who entered medical school this year
The other five are still in high school in Utah
The program has had students earn scholarships at Duke
Ayer said participation in PathMaker “definitely helps their application status.”
Students selected for the highly competitive program spend 10 weeks living in supervised dorms on campus at the U
They work at various labs and participate in professional development activities
as well as attend lectures and talks from researchers from the field of medicine
“We’re really trying to prepare these students for careers in some area of biomedicine,” Ayer said
He said there’s projected to be “a pretty dramatic shortage” of medical oncologists in the near future
the field just isn’t as diverse as it needs to be to represent the demographics of the country and the patients being served
“We need to diversify the biomedical research workforce,” Ayer said
A recent analysis of 500 Utah medical students indicates that eight identify as Hispanic or Latino
none were American Indian or African American
and one identified as native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
despite these being significant minority groups in the state
“A lot of it is about opportunity and exposure
you have a lot of advantages that a lot of other people don’t,” Ayer said
adding that PathMaker gives students access to “bona fide projects that are challenging and require them to learn new skills and think analytically.”
The online application process for PathMaker opens in December and after extensive statewide outreach
the program managers will select 10 students to participate next summer
“I wish I had this kind of experience when I was a high school student
The recent funding award will allow the program to expand to include more students in different aspects
perhaps an abbreviated version of the program
as well as extend it to teachers who might have more of an impact on a greater number of students
“We want to get them excited about science early
hopefully they stay in science for a career,” Ayer said
For more information, visit uofuhealth.utah.edu/huntsman/research-areas/cancer-health-equity/programs/pathmaker/
The U.S. State Department recently released a list of 19 “welcoming communities” in the U.S
where Afghan citizens fleeing the Taliban are recommended to settle once their paperwork is finalized and visas are granted
“We’re still in a planning phase right now,” said Aden Batar
director of migration and refugee services for the Catholic Community Services’ Utah branch
“But there are a couple cases that we’ve approved and we expect them to arrive in the next few weeks.”
Batar said between Catholic Community Services and the International Rescue Committee
the Beehive State should expect a “couple hundred” newcomers in the coming weeks or months
“The difficulty is we don’t know how many the State Department or Department of Homeland Security are planning to send on their way here to Utah,” Batar said
“We’re expecting to see more families start to arrive in the next three to six weeks or so
so right now we’re gearing up to welcome (them),” said Natalie El-Deiry
executive director of the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City
“My understanding is that they’re still processing people on site on the military bases.”
The majority of Afghans being resettled in the U.S
Those in the first group have been granted a special immigrant visa
These people likely meet the qualifications for a special immigrant visa
Embassy did not have time to process their paperwork during the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan
The parolees — a term Batar stressed simply means the U.S
is interested in giving an individual humanitarian assistance — will be vetted just like refugees and eventually granted asylum
The rest are eligible for Priority 2 designation
meaning they don’t meet the minimum time or employment requirements for a special immigrant visa
but still worked in some capacity with U.S
contractor or non-governmental organization
there was an initial vetting or screening process for individuals that would be designated into one of those three categories,” El-Deiry said
“I don’t imagine there’s a lot of people that are falling through the cracks
The State Department estimates 123,000
It remains unclear how many Afghans will be granted visas and be resettled in the U.S
“I don’t know exactly what the makeup is of the 120,000 and I think they’re still working on an individual case-by-case basis to see what that looks like,” El-Deiry told the Deseret News
The vetting process has come under scrutiny from some elected officials who have expressed concern over where the refugees are coming from
and a lack of faith in President Joe Biden’s administration
“This is a dangerous part of the world, we know we have a lot of dangerous people who are there that want to do the United States harm,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told Dakota News Now
“We do not want them coming here unless we know they are an ally and a friend
and that they don’t want to destroy this country.”
In his 25 years of working with Catholic Community Services — a span where tens of thousands of refugees have resettled in Utah — Batar said he doesn’t know of a single person his agency has interacted with that had ties to a criminal or terrorist organization
anyone who they don’t know who they are ..
no one would be able to sneak in through that system,” he said
we have over 60,000 refugees living here.”
Anyone wishing to participate in the country’s refugee admission program is screened by the FBI
we will be sending their info to the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department of Public Safety
they will apply for an ID and we will be working with them for a period of time,” he said
staff members will be working one-on-one with them
telling the Deseret News that “the refugee resettlement process is one of the most robust processing systems that exists
“With the evacuations and the expedited scenarios that people were going through
that process is a little different right now but the standards are the same,” she said
As the chaos in Afghanistan was unfolding, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox penned a letter to Biden expressing the Beehive State’s willingness to accept refugees fleeing the war
“When tragedy occurs somewhere on the other side of the world
Utahns are always quick to show concern and willingness to help out,” Cox said in a prepared statement
adding that his office received “countless calls and emails from individuals
businesses and organizations offering to do something to support the efforts to bring Afghan refugees to Utah.”
And on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Utah Sen
Mitt Romney said the country has a “moral responsibility” to accept refugees from Afghanistan
telling Jake Tapper: “I am very pleased that we’re going to have individuals that come to our country that can contribute to America.”
“Utah has a long history of welcoming refugees,” El-Deiry said
Utah has welcomed around 1,000 individuals a year.”
El-Deiry said they will be happy to find an already well-established Afghan community along the Wasatch Front
“We’ve actually been welcoming refugees from Afghanistan for some time now and there is a fairly large population of Afghan community members who live here,” she said
“It’s just adding to the fabric of an existing community.”
Utah — Imam Habib Sarfraz commutes up to three hours a day to perform his duties to Utah's Muslim community
he has to be here for five daily prayers," Sarfraz told FOX 13 News in a recent interview at the Khadeeja mosque
It's where the religious leader can find affordable housing
"The cost of housing as we know is skyrocketing," said Aden Batar
the president of the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake
So to keep the imam closer to the community
Society trustee Ghulam Patel said they came up with an idea: "Let's just build a house."
So the community is putting a modular home on property the Islamic of Society of Greater Salt Lake owns near the Khadeeja Islamic Center
prefabricated home was placed on a foundation on Friday
"Imam plays a major role into our religion and so..
we are building a house for the Islamic Society to use for the imam
so that way it’s easier for him to go to the mosque," said Batar
"This is a nice gesture from the community to say that 'Hey
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Utah's Muslim community is growing in size
Patel recalled only 120 Muslims in the state in the 1980s
"I would guess we are close to 100,000 now."
Batar said they would like to eventually build a community center next to the Khadeeja Islamic Center
"We have seen a lot of refugees that are coming from Muslim countries
just a lot of international students coming from Middle East and other parts of the world
So we want to have a welcome center," he said
"Non-Muslims can also come and join us and learn about Islam and we can have that friendship."
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The Batar family fled the civil war in Somalia for the United States in 1994
lack of health care and myriad other barriers to safety
millions of refugees leave home each year seeking a better life in a different country
As of 2017, more than 2 million Somalis have been displaced, in one of the world's worst refugee crises, according to the United Nations refugee agency
staying in the country became virtually impossible for his young family
"We had to flee our home due to heavy artillery fire," Aden says
Aden's decision to leave Somalia was ultimately influenced by a family tragedy
suffered injuries from a household accident involving boiled water when he was 2
Aden could not take him to a hospital for treatment
where he became one of the first Somalis to resettle in the state of Utah
"I didn't want anyone else to die," he says
In a StoryCorps conversation with his son Jamal
Aden remembers the difficulty of starting a new life
his son faced his own difficulties — adjusting to a new country
Jamal was 2 years old when his family arrived in Utah
"It's always just a juggling act," Jamal says
but then you come home and you're another person
some of Jamal's classmates looked at him with scorn
and somebody threw a milk carton at me [and] said
the Batar family was determined to make a new life in the U.S
Aden became the director of Immigration and Refugee Resettlement at Catholic Community Services of Utah
It is the same organization that resettled him and his family 25 years ago
Aden hopes to be treated the same as his neighbors
"I lived in this community close to half of my life," Aden says to Jamal
I want people to look at us as human beings
his identity is not just that of a refugee
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Peace is the most important thing you can have
a lifelong Muslim who is director of immigration and refugee resettlement for Catholic Community Services of Utah
“Please excuse me,” he said as he paused to compose himself
one of several times he did so during a recent interview in his Salt Lake City office
“These things … are so … important … in my life ….”
He was speaking of a Somali woman who came to Utah in 2002 as a refugee along with her six children
which coordinates involvement and services from other Utah faith groups and charitable community services
the family was provided with a fully furnished three-bedroom apartment and food and was assigned to a case-worker to help them apply for documentation
Medicaid and financial assistance while introducing them to educational opportunities for the children and job opportunities for the adults
“It can be overwhelming for people who are here to escape war and tragedy,” Batar said
the family was finally left to themselves in their new apartment
When Batar and others returned to the family the next day
they found that they had pulled all of the mattresses from the beds and brought them together in the front room of the apartment
“This room is enough for us,” the mother told Batar
her voice edged with emotion and filled with appreciation
“You can bring someone else to live in the other rooms.”
“Unless you have been through what these people have been through
you have no idea what a blessing it is to be here,” Batar said
He paused and closed his eyes hard against the tears welling up in his eyes
“My creator has blessed me,” he said simply
“How can I not give back and share those same blessings with others?”
The blessings to which Batar refers began 20 years ago when he and his wife
were trying to raise their two young sons while civil war swirled dangerously around them in Mogadishu
I stayed in my country because I was sure things would get better,” Batar says
After four years of hearing bullets being fired and seeing dead people lying in the streets
I realized that the only way I could protect my family was for us to flee our country.”
But to fly his family there would cost far more money than he had
with roaming tribal bands always on the lookout for rivals
“I couldn’t take my family with me when I fled to Kenya,” Batar said
“I wasn’t sure I could protect them on the journey
“That was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life … to tell my wife ….” His voice trailed off again
the fingers of one hand pressed to his eyes
I’ll find a way to get you and our sons out of here.’ ”
With only the clothes he was wearing and $200 hidden and carefully stitched into his trousers
He was stopped and searched numerous times
His watch and other personal items were taken
But thanks to the kindness of others who provided him with food and shelter along the way
he arrived in Nairobi three and one-half weeks after he left Mogadishu with his $200 still hidden in his clothing
“I was not able to communicate with my wife at all during that time,” he remembers
Eventually he was able to use a military radio to contact his wife through a neighbor back in Mogadishu
“I promised her that I would find a way to get her and our sons to Kenya,” he said
It didn’t take him long to make good on that promise
Through circumstances that he insists were completely providential
he met a man who was the pilot of a little plane that transported medicine from Nairobi to Mogadishu for the Doctors Without Borders organization
Batar told his story to the pilot and then he pressed his much-traveled $200 into the pilot’s hand
“I know you could get much more than this from others
but this is all I have,” he told the pilot
“That was the best day of my life,” Batar says simply
it was time to start building a new life somewhere
some years earlier as a student at Utah State University and who started working with Catholic Community Services
“I didn’t know anything about Utah,” Batar said
All I wanted was a place that was safe for my family
“Peace is the most important thing you can have,” he continued
I’ll give up everything I have for peace.”
Arrangements were made for the family to come to Utah
where they have sunk in their roots and become “more American than Somali,” Batar says
“We have three children who were born here,” he said
“Our two boys who were born in Somalia are both students at the University of Utah
They don’t remember anything about Somalia
But they are more American than anything else.”
citizen in 1999 and boasts that he has voted in every election since then
we have many friends who are LDS and nobody has a problem with any of that
Everyone sees you as a human being regardless of your background.”
20 years after being a refugee from a war-torn country himself
he is at the forefront of welcoming other refugees to Utah and introducing them to the peaceful promise of life in America
Catholic Community Services settles around 600 refugees in Salt Lake County,” Batar said
“This includes a large number of children who are coming without parents — either their parents have been killed
or they were neglected or abandoned or trafficked
There are only about 10 programs around the United States that will take these children
We have about 68 refugee foster care children in our program now.”
Batar describes Utah as “a caring community" that is filled with compassion and willing to give and work on behalf of suffering refugees
government groups — and lives are blessed as a result,” he said
“If we ask each (Catholic) parish to take care of a family
the whole parish volunteers to help that family
how to get jobs — everything they need to know to survive in a place that is very different from the places they left
“We take them to (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Day Saints's) humanitarian center
where they learn certain skills and get training
We get them into housing subsidized by the state
Doctors and dentists from different faith groups volunteer their services
with the goal to have each family independent and completely on their own within two years.”
Batar draws heavily from his own refugee experience in working with refugees new to this country
and he encourages staff members and volunteers with similar experiences to do likewise
forget about looking behind you — you can’t do anything about that,” he said
I tell them they need to take advantage of that — for themselves and for their children
Which sounds a lot like the advice he gives to his children
“I tell them every day to remember that journey we took to get here,” he said
“I tell them that I took that journey for them
there is a tear in his eye when he says that
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SALT LAKE CITY — When Aden Batar fled war-torn Somalia in 1992
he spent three days riding among cattle in a livestock trailer en route to Kenya
where he would eventually reunite with his wife and child
in his first trip to his homeland in more than 20 years
eventually landing at an airport in Mogadishu
That alone represented remarkable progress for a country attempting to rebuild after decades of conflict
who along with his young family were the first Somali refugees to be resettled in Utah
“It was a blessing and an opportunity to see some of my relatives while I still could,” said Batar
who is director of immigration and refugee resettlement for Catholic Community Services of Utah
It was also heartening to him that education is considered such a high priority for both boys and girls
We didn’t have that many when we had the old country,” Batar said
referring to the period before Somalian President Mohammed Siad Barre was overthrown in the civil war in the early 1990s
But the militias were indiscriminate about laying waste to buildings in Mogadishu
It didn’t seem to matter whether a structure was a place of worship
“It was unbelievable what the militias did to the city
It was like World War II the way the buildings were destroyed,” he said
“That whole area needs to be rebuilt from ground zero.”
While few landmarks from Batar’s life before the war remain
the anguish of the death of his 2-year-old son
Batar frequently moved his family about Mogadishu in an attempt to keep them safe from warring factions
They were internally displaced “urban refugees” who shared living space with other families
Mohamed was severely burned when he tripped into a pot of boiling water
He only lived five days after that,” Batar said
Batar and his wife made plans to leave Somalia for Kenya
telling his wife to remain in Mogadishu until he could contact her
With just only a few hundred dollars in his pocket
traveling part of the time among cattle loaded in a livestock trailer
Batar was stopped by police who threatened to return him to Somalia
He pleaded with the officers to let him continue
The man who was helping him escape bribed the officers
and Batar eventually made his way to Nairobi
He went to the airport and introduced himself to a charter pilot and told him his story
people would pay thousands of dollars to get their family out
He was able to bring my family for $200,” Batar said
his wife and two children (their third child was born in Kenya)
The family spent two years in Cache County while Batar attended Utah State University and worked nights at a fitness machine manufacturing company
Batar had graduated from Somalia National University with a law degree
Batar was hired by Catholic Community Services in refugee resettlement
Batar said his primary goals are to help refugees successfully adjust into their new lives
find meaningful employment and encourage children and adults alike to make the most of educational opportunities
Life in Utah is a world away from the violence and destruction that was commonplace in Somalia
But Batar was pleased to report that life is improving there
That’s not what I saw when I left the country
Where before there were few opportunities for women
As Utah pauses to observe World Refugee Day on Saturday
Batar contemplated the collective path of refugees
That status means a person has been displaced from his or her home because of war
Those fortunate enough to be resettled face many hurdles learning a new language and adjusting to a vastly different culture and social mores
“You have to accept whatever challenge comes your way,” Batar said
softly laughing as he described his first winter in Logan
which was the first time his family had ever seen snow
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The exhibit draws inspiration from photographer Bas Princen’s series on Petra
Jordan and the excavation of the Barbar Temple in Bahrain
for most is defined by the physical presence of bricks
but for Holtrop it has no preconceived form
is a series based on the rediscovery of the Barbar Temple in Bahrain
Linked to this studfy is Holtrop’s newly released collection of unique forms carved from pink marble
’Batara’ is a collection of five full scale models
These objects are sand casted walls without doors or windows and without a specific function
’Barbar, Batara’ will run at Solo Galerie until 7 May. For further information visit the Solo Galerie website
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Bolin and Lin save the captured Beifong family from Kuvira's evil clutches
We also learned that Zhu Li was working as a double agent hoping to stop Kuvira from the inside
Lastly it was discovered that the spirits in Republic City can sense the coming danger and are fleeing the city
Though Korra tried to ask for their help they declined
In this episode we may see the Avatar convince the spirited to help in the coming battle and the start of the Republic City invasion by Kuvira's army
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Eagle Square, Abuja - 'Dan takarar shugabancin kasa karkashin jam'iyyar APC
ya tabbatar wa da 'yan Najeriya cewa zai yi duk abinda ya dace kuma daidai karfinsa wurin dawo da kasar nan hayyacinta tare da magance matsalar kashe-kashe
Tinubu yayin mika jawabin nasarar da ya samu, bayan an bayyana shi a matsayin wanda ya ci zaben fidda gwani, ya ce kashe juna ba ya daga cikin cigaba, Vanguard ta ruwaito
Najeriya ta Dawo Hayyacinta, Za mu batar da Makasan Jama'a, Tinubu Ya Sha AlwashiAsali: Original Ya ce, "Kauna tana nufin rungumar juna ne. Mu amince da cewa za mu gina kasa. Babu addinin da zai batar da wani a kasar."Tsohon gwamnan jihar Legas ya bayyana kwarin guiwarsa kan cewa zai hada tawaga mai inganci kuma zai yi aiki tukuru domin farfado da tattalin arzikin kasar nan
Tinubu ya samu kuri'u 1271 inda ya tabbata 'dan takarar shugabancin kasa na jam'iyyar APc a zaben 2023 mai gabatowa
Ya lallasa mataimakin shugaban kasa Yemi Osinbajo wanda ya tashi da kuri'u 235 a zaben fidda gwanin jam'iyyar APC da aka yi
A wani labari na daban, Shugaban matasan jami'iyyar APC na kasa, Dayo Israel ya ja kunnen 'yan takarar shugaban kasa da shugabannin siyasar kudu a kan rashin hadin kai
akwai 'yan takarar shugaban kasa na kudu suna tsaka mai wuya a zaben fidda gwanin jam'iyyar da ake yi
Daga cikin 'yan takarar kudu sun hada da jagoran APC na kasa, Bola Tinubu, mataimakin shugaban kasa Yemi Osinbajo da gwamnan Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi.
Wani ma'aikaci ya kashe kansa a jihar Bayelsa a makon da ya gabata bayan ya salwantar da N150,000 na uban gidansa bayan ya saka ta a caca amma sai aka yi masa kankat
Jaridar The Nation ta ruwaito cewa kudin ya salwanta ne a wasan yanar gizo wanda bai wuce cikin mintuna biyu ba
Mutumin mai suna Suga ya yi amfani da cinikin da suka yi ne kaf na ranar don shiga gasar
"Suga wanda bai san yadda zai yi wa uban gidansa bayani ya yanke shawarar kashe kansa."
Yawan wadanda ke kashe kansu sakamakon cacar yanar gizo tun a shekarar da ta gabata ya kai mutum uku a jihar
Kakakin rundunar 'yan sandan jihar Bayelsa
duk da 'yan sandan sun san da aukuwar lamarin
Butswat ya ce; "DPO din ofishin 'yan sandan Bassambri Nembe ya ce ba a kai musu rahoton aukuwar lamarin ba har zuwa ofishinsu
Ya ce dai sun ji labarin aukuwar lamarin."
Ma'aikaci ya kashe kansa bayan batar da N150,000 ta ubangidansa a caca
Hoto daga shafin Linda IkejiAsali: Twitter
KU KARANTA: Mijina ya biya N580,000 sadakina
ya yi alkawarin ba zai tallafi dangina ba - Budurwa ta koka
wani makiyayi mai shekaru 20 ya yi wa tsohuwa mai shekaru 54 fyade a Ugwulangwu da ke karamar hukumar Ohaozara ta jihar Ebonyi har ta mutu
Laulu Isa dan asalin jihar Nasarawa y shiga hannun 'yan sanda a ranar Talata kuma ya amsa laifinsa
Isa ya ce sau daya yayi amma sai ta fadi ta mutu
Ya yi ikirarin cewa illar giya ce ta kwashesa yayi mugun aikin
Ya kara da cewa bashi da burin yi mata fyade amma da ta zage shi bayan taki yarda da shi
"Sunana Laulu Isa daga jihar Nasarawa
Na matukar buguwa sai na ga wata mata na tafiya
Na nufeta tare da mika bukatar lalata da ita
Domin sauke manhajar labaran Legit.ng a wayar ku ta hannu
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an jefa masu niyyar yin aikin hajjin wannan shekara a tsaka mai wuya
Wani labari mara dadi da ya fito daga VOA Hausa
ya bayyana cewa akalla maniyyata 176 ne aka rasa inda takardun fasfonsu suka shiga
Ana zargin cewa hukumar kula da alhazai na kasar Ghana
sun yi sakaci da takardun barin kasar wasu da suka biya kudin yin aikin hajji
A dalilin wannan danyen aiki da jami’an hukumar aikin hajjin suka yi
wadannan Bayin Allah ba za su samu damar sauke farali a bana ba
Kamar yadda mu ka samu labari daga rahoton da aka fitar a ranar Litinin 4 ga watan Yuli
Daga cikin wadanda aka hana tafiya kasa mai tsarki
wasu sun fara yin kira ga hukumar kasar Ghana ta dawo masu da kudin da suka biya
Masu shirin yin Hajji Hoto: www.thenationalnews.comAsali: UGCAbin ya shafi mutane 176Wadannan maniyyata sun ce jami’an kula da aikin hajji sun jibge su a filin tashi da saukar jiragen saman na garin Accra
Wani mutumi ya tabbatarwa manema labarai wadanda wannan matsala ta shafa sun kai 176
Har zuwa yanzu ba a ji ta bakin jami'an hukumar ba
hukumar ta fada masu cewa ba a san inda takardun fasfon suke ba
Idan har babu takardar nan ta fasfo
ga shi lokacin soma aikin hajjin ya karaso
Dazu aka ji labari jarrabawar SSCE da hukumar NECO ta sa a ranar Asabar zai ci karo da bikin sallah
Shugaban kungiyar MURIC mai zaman kanta, Farfesa Ishaq Akintola ya ja hankalin hukumar, ko da ya yi wa NECO uzurin kicibis din da aka samu
Legit.ng Hausa ta tuntubi wani daga cikin masu niyyar zuwa aikin Hajjin wannan shekara daga jihar Neja domin jin irin halin da suke ciki
Kamar yadda wannan Alhaji ya shaida mana a jiya, an dauko su daga Minna zuwa garin Abuja domin a filin jirgin saman Nnamdi Azikiwe za a dauke su
Mun fahimci cewa har yanzu ba a kira sahun karshe na Maniyyatan jihar zuwa Abuja ba
Akalla jirage biyu ake sa ran an yi jigilarsu zuwa kasa mai tsaki
Yenagoa, Jihar Bayelsa - Babban jam'iyyar hamayya a Najeriya, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
ta bukaci a maye gurbin kayayyakin zabe da suka bace a hatsarin jirgin ruwa da ya faru a jihar Bayelsa
Jam'iyyar ta PDP ta gabatar da wannan bukatar ne cikin wani gajeren sanarwa da ta fitar a ranar Asabar
An wallafa sanarwar a shafin jam'iyyar na kafar X
PDP ta bukaci INEC ta maye gurbin kayan zaben Bayelsa da duka salwanta a hatsarin jirgin ruwa
Idan za a iya tunawa jami'an hukumar zabe 12 sun tsallake rijiya da baya lokacin da jirgin ruwa da ke dauke da su zuwa Koluama a karamar hukumar Kudancin Ijaw ya kife a daren ranar Juma'a
Takardun rubuta sakamakon zabe, na'urar caji, da jakunna dauke da kayan zabe da wasu kayayyakin jami'an na INEC duk sun salwanta
jam'iyyar PDP ta bukaci Hukumar Zabe mai Zaman Kanta (INEC) kada ta tauye wa mutanen yankin hakkinsu na yin zabe
jam'iyyar ta ce "za ta cigaba da sa ido domin tabbatar da ingantaccen zabe a Jihar Bayelsa"
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Adamawa - Jami'an yan sanda a jihar Adamawa sun yi ram da wani mutumi a garin Mayo-Belwa ƙaramar hukumar Belwa
bayan sun gano wata gawa da ake zargin ta ɗiyarsa ce
Punch ta rahoto cewa mutumin ya yi ikirarin cewa ɗiyar tasa ta ɓata ne a hanyarsu ta komawa gida bayan sun je siyayya a kasuwa
Kakakin rundunar yan sanda reshen jihar Adamawa
shine ya tabbatar da cafke mutumin ranar Alhamis
Shin kana da labarin da ka/ki ke son an wallafa ma ka/ki
Kakakin yan sandan ya tabbatar da cewa jami'ai zasu tsananta bincike kuma duk wanda aka kama da hannu zai fuskanci doka
Joda ya ƙara da cewa karo na ƙarshe da suka ga wanda ake zargin da ɗiyar tasa shine kwanaki uku da suka gabata, kamar yadda Vanguard ta rahoto
A wani labarin kuma wani magidanci ya nemi a katse igiyar aurensa da natarsa saboda kwata-kwata bata yin wanka
A rahoton Aminiya
matar ba ta ji daɗin wannan zance na mai gidanta ba
wanda suka kwashe shekariu biyu suna gina soyayyarsu bayan Aure
Matar dake zaune a Uttar Pardesh na Kasar Indiya
ta yi gaggawar garzayawa zuwa wurin wata ƙungiyar dake fafutukar kare hakkin mata domin ta shiga cikin lamarin ta hana kudirin mijinta ya cika
"We hope that the MHRD, PMO
DST and the other policy-making bodies take appropriate actions and make better policies to favor PhD students," Sachin told edexlive.com
requesting a "grievance portal and an independent committee to solve the disputes between PhD students and their guides."
ya shiga gidan rediyon Freedom da ke jihar Kaduna
inda ya jefi gwamnatin jihar Katsina da zargin batar da kudin tsaro
Aminu Bello Masari da bindiga da fiye da Naira biliyan 24 wanda aka warewa jihar domin magance matsalar tsaro
Wannan Bawan Allah ya bayyana cewa gwamnatin Katsina ta wawuri Naira miliyan 500 daga cikin asusun tsaro
wanda ta ce ta batar wajen taron jam’iyyar APC na kasa a 2018
Shararren ‘dan kasuwan ya bayyana cewa ya na da hujjoji da ke nuna yadda aka rika sama-da-fadi da kudin da ya kamata ace ayi amfani da su wajen tsare rai da dukiyar mutanen Katsinawa
gwamnatin mai girma Aminu Masari ta kashe fiye da Naira miliyan 500 da sunan sayen wayoyin salula ga masu mulki a jihar Katsina
Wadannan wayoyi sun tashi a kan kusan Naira miliyan takwas
Haka zalika ana zargin gwamnatin APC mai-ci a Katsina da fitar da fiye da Naira miliyan 250 wajen daukar dawainiyar malaman addinin musulunci na kungiyar JIBWIS
gwamnatin Katsina ta batar da sama da Nira miliyan 600 da sunan albashin masu gadin wurin aikin samar da lantarki da karfin iska a garin Rimi
Da ya sake fitowa a wani karo a ranar Asabar
Mahdi Shehu ya zargi gwamnatin Katsina da kashe N40m da N21m wajen sayawa hukumar DSS manhaja da kuma gyaran jirgin sojin sama na kasa a 2017
‘dan kasuwan ya ce an yi gaba da N4.7b da sunan tallafi ga jami’an tsaro a jihar ta Katsina
Haka kuma an batar da N1.3994b da nufin tallafawa shugaban bataliyar sojojin kasa da ke jihar
KU KARANTA: An kama matan jagororin sojojin Boko Haram
Gwamnan Katsina da wasu manyan jihaAsali: FacebookAkwai kuma zargin cewa a ranar 15 ga watan Nuwamban
an ba shugaban hafsun soji Naira miliyan 250 a matsayin kudin daukar kula da walwalarsa
An yi makamancin wannan barna a 2018 inda ake zargin an fitar N1.968b a asusun kudin tsaro da nufin biyan alawus ga ma’aikatan gidan gwamnatin Katsina
Irin wannan kula na musamman ga jami'an tsaro ba ta kare ba
gwamnatin Katsina ta ce ta kashe N654m wajen tallafawa kwamishinan ‘yan sanda na jihar
Akwai zargin cewa an wawuri N1.8b da nufin gyara Ajiwa dam tun 2016
an yi sama-da-fadi da kudin da sunan wani kamfanin kasar Sin
Shugaban kamfanin na Dialogue da ke Kaduna
ya ce an zari wasu kudi kusan Naira miliyan 50 da sunan za a biya bashin kudin daki a wasu otel
amma kudin su ka kare a hannun wani jami’in gwamnati
an zari tsabar kudi har Naira biliyan uku daga asusun SURE-P
ba tare da an bayyana abin da za ayi da wannan makudan kudin ba
Har yanzu gwamnatin Katsina ba ta maida martani game da wadannan zargi masu nauyi ba
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- Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari ya gabatar da kasafin 2021 a gaban Majalisa
- Ana sa rai a amince da kasafin kudin badi tun kafin shekarar bana ta shude
- Najeriya ta ci dogon burin kashe makudan kudin da ba ta taba batarwa ba
shugaban Najeriya ga gabatar da kasafin kudin shekarar 2020 gaban ‘yan majalisar tarayya
Mun kawo maku manyan abubuwan da ya kamata ku sani game da wannan kasafi na badi:
Najeriya za ta batar da Naira tiriliyan 13
Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari ya na da burin kashe Naira tiriliyan 13.08 a shekara mai zuwa
Yanzu ya ragewa majalisar wakilai da dattawa su zauna a kan kundin kasafin
abin da aka warewa ayyukan more rayuwa shi ne 23.85%
ma’ana Naira tiriliyan N3.12 za su tafi wajen yin tituna
Abin da za a kashe a matsayin albashin ma’aikatan gwamnatin tarayya da alawus a shekara 2021 ya haura Naira tiriliyan 3.7%
kusan 28.75% zai kare ne a cikin ‘yan kwadago
Abin da aka warewa fansho da kudin sallamar ma’aikatan gwamnati shi ne Naira biliyan 501.9
gwamnatin Najeriya za ta biya bashin Naira tiriliyan 3.12 da ke kanta
Bayan haka kuma za a sake nemo aron wasu kudin da su ka kusa kai Naira tiriliyan 5
Najeriya ta sa ran cewa za ta rika saida gangar danyen mai a kasuwannin Duniya a kan fam Dala $40
An yi lissafin duk rana za a hako gangunan mai miliyan 1.86 a shekarar 2021
KU KARANTA: Buhari ya godewa 'Yan Najeriya wajen gabatar da kasafin kudi
Shugaba Buhari a Majalisa Hoto: Twitter/BashirAhmaadAsali: Twitter6
Abin da gwamnatin tarayya ta ke tunanin za ta samu a matsayin kudin shiga a badi shi ne Naira tiriliyan 7.886
Gwamnatin kasar ta tsaida canjin Dala a kan N379 a shekarar 2021
ana sa rai kuma tattalin arziki zai motsa da 3%
an bar hauhawar farashin kaya a kan 11.95%
shugaban kasar ya bayyana matakin da zai dauka a kan hukumomin gwamnati da ke daukan ma'aikata ba tare da bin ka'ida ba
Haka zalika Buhari ya bayyana cewa annobar COVID-19 ya awo faduwar farashin danyen mai
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Tsohon gwamna Theodore Orji ya yi wa hukumar EFCC mai yaki da masu yi wa tattalin arzikin Najeriya zagon-kasa bayanin yadda ya kashe kudin tsaro a lokacin da ya ke mulki
Sanata Theodore Orji ya bayyana cewa a cikin shekaru takwas da ya yi ya na mulki a jihar Abia
ya kashe Naira biliyan 38.8 da ake warewa mutanensa domin inganta harkar tsaro
Orji wanda ya yi mulki tsakanin 2007 da 2015 ya na hannun EFCC ne inda ake zarginsa da wawurar Naira biliyan 48
Sanatan mai-ci ya musanya wannan zargi da ake yi masa
ya ce ya raba wannan Biliyan 38.8 ne tare da ‘yan majalisar dokoki
da kuma sarakunan gargajiya da ke mulki a fadin jiharsa ta Abia
Jaridar The Sun ta rahoto yadda tsohon gwamnan ya ke ikirarin ya batar da wadannan makudan kudi
Ya ce jami’an NSCDC su kan samu kaso kai tsaye daga cikin kudin tsaron jihar
KU KARANTA: Gwamnan Katsina ya sassauta takunkumin kulle na mako guda
Theodore Orji Hoto daga: ICIRAsali: Twitter‘Yan majalisar jihar Abia su kan tashi da Naira miliyan 60 duk wata na tsawon shekaru takwas da ya yi ya na mulki
‘Yan majalisar dokoin Abia sun samu Naira biliyan 5.760 inji Orji
Tsohon gwamnan na jam’iyyar PDP ya kuma shaidawa jami’an EFCC cewa ya kan biya Naira miliyan 75 duk wata ga wadanda su ke bankado masa sirrin tsaro a cikin jihar Abia
duk watan Duniya ya kan biya wadannan mutane da bai bayyana sunayensu ba miliyoyi har ya sauka daga ofis
Haka zalika jami’an tsaro su kan tashi da miliyoyi
Orji ya karbi Naira miliyan 370 da sunan tsaro
tsakanin 2008 da 2015 kuma jihar Abia ta na samun Naira miliyan 410 duk wata wanda EFCC ta ke ganin an yi awon gaba da su
Muhimmiyar sanarwa: Shafin NAIJ.com Hausa ya koma LEGIT.ng Hausa
ta ce tana neman wasu jami'anta 43 ruwa a jallo da ake zargin sun tsere daga aiki
- Sanarwar da rundunar ta fitar a Abuja ya lissafa sunaye da hotunan jami'an da ake nema tare da lambar wayar da za a kira don bada bayani
- Rahotanni sun bayyana cewa sojojin suna aiki ne cikin jiragen ruwan rundunar amma da jirgin ya isa turai sai suka tsere
Rundunar sojojin ruwan Najeriya ta fitar da wani sanawar dauke da hotuna da sunayen wasu jami'anta da suka tsere daga aiki tana mai neman duk wanda ke da bayani da zai taimaka a kamo su ya tuntubi ofishinta ko na 'yan sanda mafi kusa
The Punch ta ruwaito cewa an wallafa sanarwar ne a hedkwatar rundunar sojin ruwan da ke binrin tarayya Abuja
Rundunar soji tana neman jami'anta 43 ruwa a jallo
DUBA WANNAN: Yan sanda sun ce sun kashe kasurgumin dan bindiga a Niger
Sanarwar ta kuma wajabtawa dukkan jami'an rundunar da ke da bayannan game da jami'an da suka tsere su kamo su 'idan ba haka ba a dauke su a matsayin wadanda suke taimaka musu'
Duk da cewa ba a bada dalilin bacewar jami'an ba
an ruwaito cewa sojojin galibinsu masu aiki a jiragen ruwa na rundunar a kasashen waje sun tsere ne a lokacin da jiragensu suka isa gabar Turai
KU KARANTA: Mafi yawancin 'yan matan da ake latsa wa a manyan makarantu daƙiƙai ne, in ji Gwamna Ayade
sanarwar ta bada lambobin waya da mutane za su iya kira don bada rahoto game da jami'an da ake nema ruwa a jallo
Sanarwar ta lissafa sunayen wasu daga cikin wadanda suke tsere din kamar haka:
An yi kokarin tuntubar kakakin rundunar sojin ruwan
Suleiman Dahun a ranar Laraba don samun karin bayani sai dai hakan ya ci tura
A wani labarin daban, Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari ya sauke shugaban hukumar daukan ma'aikata, Dakta Nasiru Mohammed Ladan Argungu daga mukaminsa.
Sanarwar saukewar na kunshe ne cikin wata wallafa da babban mataimakin shugaban kasa a bangaren watsa labarai
Mallam Garba Shehu ya fitar a ranar Talata kamar yadda The Punch ta ruwaito
Sanarwar ta ce Buhari ya umurci karamin ministan Kwadago da Ayyuka
ya nada shugaban riko daga cikin manyan direktocin hukumar don maye gurbin Argungu a yanzu
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-Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari zai kashe N117b domin aikin tituna da gadoji
-Za a yi wadannan ayyuka ne a jihohin Kano
-Bayan haka FEC ta amince a batar da N470m a kan manhajar bankin FMB
A taron majalisar FEC da aka yi na ranar 2 ga watan Disamba
an cin ma matsaya cewa za a kashe N117.661b wajen ginin tituna da gadaje a wasu jiihohi
Mai girma Ministan ayyuka da gidaje na kasa
ya bayyana wannan a lokacin da ya zanta da manema labarai a fadar shugaban kasa
Jaridar Daily Trust ta rahoto Ministan ya na cewa za a kashe N8.7b daga cikin wadannan kudi domin gyaran babban titin nan na Kano-Kazaure-Daura-Mai’adua
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Photo: IVAN SAJKO.THE man at the helm of the almost four-year search for answers into the disappearance of William Tyrrell has made a move on new information received as a part of their renewed investigation of bushland around Kendall
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Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueThe forensic search for evidence into the mysterious disappearance of William Tyrrell is now into its third week
back at bushland surrounding Benaroon Drive
sent a search team into bushland at Cedars Loggers Lane and Batar Creek Road in Batar Creek on June 27
confirming this was a new specific area of interest outside the perimeter of the original search zone
It is just four kilometres from where William vanished
which includes a contingent from the Public Order and Riot Squad
returned to Kendall on June 13 to execute a renewed search for information into the then three-year-old’s disappearance from his grandmother’s home on Benaroon Drive in September 2014
William would have celebrated his seventh birthday on June 26
View +31 PhotosPhotos: Ivan SajkoDet Ch Insp Jubelin addressed the media on-site at 1pm on June 27 confirming a new area of interest is being looked at as a result of information uncovered through one of their lines of inquiry
“Today we commenced a search as a part of our ongoing investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell in bushland near the intersection of Batar Creek Road and Cedars Loggers Lane,” he said
“This location is approximately four kilometres away from William’s disappearance and where we’ve been conducting a forensic search for the past two and a half weeks
“The reason why we are searching this very specific area of bushland is a result of information we’ve uncovered in the course of the investigation
Arrest or inquest: Strike Force Rosann will be ready beyond reasonable doubt that William Tyrrell vanished as a result of human intervention.“We are looking for any information
any exhibits relating to William’s disappearance.”
Det Chief Insp Jubelin went as far as saying they are interested in anyone with information relating to a person or vehicle seen in the area in 2014 or more recently
and acting suspiciously or looking out of place
to contact the Strike Force via CrimeStoppers
Strike Force Rosann takes the search for evidence in relation to the disappearance of William Tyrrell to Batar Creek Road and Cedars Loggers Lane
Photo: IVAN SAJKO.He would not disclose exactly what information they had received to shift the focus of the search to the fresh location
but indicated the Strike Force has had the lead “for quite some time”
The search operation also involves police and emergency services volunteers
“The line of inquiry we are pursuing is what has brought us to this specific location
We anticipate this search will take approximately two days
“We are looking for anything that is foreign to the area
Det Ch Insp Jubelin said earlier this week the thoughts of the Strike Force Rosann team were with William Tyrrell’s family
“Our focus remains on providing his family with answers
along with the search of bushland at Kendall
“I want to thank the community for their ongoing support
who have been very understanding and accommodating during the forensic search.”
NSW SES members gather together equipment to help in the investigation
Wingham and other areas on the Mid North Coast have been acknowledged for their assistance in the forensic search at Benaroon Drive
Det Ch Insp Jubelin said the assistance of local emergency services volunteers was imperative to the search operation.
such as the State Emergency Service and the Rural Fire Service
provide a wide-range of services to the community and we are thankful for the skills they bring to our search,” Det Ch Insp Jubelin said.
“The volunteers bring a wealth of knowledge of the local area and an understanding of search operations
which allow the areas to be cleared professionally without disturbing the underlying areas.”
Search continues: Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said the renewed search for William Tyrrell is deliberate and strategic and will position police with certainty should the matter result in conviction or at an inquest
Photo: Tracey Fairhurst.More than 15,000 pieces of information and lines of inquiry over the last three and a half years brought the Strike Force back to where it all started on June 13
The new search is in its third week and has a forensic focus over an area of three square kilometres
The investigation is expected to take four weeks.
The Strike Force want absolute certainty they have the investigation covered should it result in an arrest or go to an inquest.
Det Ch Insp Jubelin said the purpose of the evidence
“whether it’s presented to a court – coroner or criminal – is to prove that beyond reasonable doubt
William’s disappearance was the result of human intervention and not misadventure”
Read more: 'Let kids be kids': Kendall reacts to Tyrrell investigation
William Tyrrell: Missing since September 12
2014.He said time will be no barrier to finding evidence and refused to conclude the search for William had exhausted all possibility of an outcome
"We have not given up on this investigation
We are committed to finding out what happened to William
We are mindful it has been three and half years since William disappeared and we still have not solved this matter,” Det Ch Insp Jubelin said
Read more: Timeline of the disappearance of William Tyrrell
Strike Force Rosann makes a move on new William Tyrrell infoThe Tyrrell case will go to an inquest if it can’t be solved from a criminal perspective
But Det Ch Insp Jubelin said there are still strong lines of inquiry and people of interest that have the focus of the Strike Force
He said among those many lines of inquiry were early allegations of an active paedophile ring operating out of the mid north coast.
“Until this matter is solved we will keep all lines of inquiry open
We need conclusive evidence before I can say one thing or another
That line of inquiry was a legitimate line of inquiry that we’ve explored and that didn’t provide any information that led to the charging of any person or the recovery of William
I suggest you come to us before we come to you
“What we have done is build up a database of evidence that we readily refer to
The search we are doing and the defined areas we are looking at is for a reason
There is strategy behind every time we talk to the media and every inquiry we do
“We've got a deliberate plan and it was coordinated at this time because it suited the investigation.”
William was taken into foster care at 11 months old
Police have previously ruled out his foster and biological families as having played a role in his disappearance
A $1 million reward, unique in that it’s offered for the recovery of William and not the conviction of a person, still stands.
“We strongly believe there are people out there who have information on this and I make a point to those people – if you do have information concerning what happened to William you are at risk of committing a criminal offence by concealing an offence if you do not come forward,” Det Insp Jubelin said
“I suggest you come to us before we come to you.”
Strike Force Rosann continues to brief the family on the investigation and the latest leads and thanked the Kendall community for its ongoing support
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All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueA line of inquiry into a ‘high risk’ person of interest led to the new search location in the vicinity of Batar Creek Road and Cedar Loggers Lane
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Jubelin said while there was no evidence of William being in the location
there is a person who knows why investigators are searching this area
“They will no doubt be feeling pressure from the intensity of the investigation,” he said.
“I believe people close to this person might notice a change in their behaviour.
“I would encourage them to come forward with any information they have – William's family need answers as to what happened to their little boy.”
The two day search has concluded and investigators will resume the forensic search around Benaroon Drive
A spokesperson from NSW Police said a ‘small pool of high risk persons of interest are actively being investigated’.
Arrest or inquest: Strike Force Rosann will be ready beyond reasonable doubt that William Tyrrell vanished as a result of human intervention.The entire forensic search is expected to take four weeks to complete
Recently William’s biological grandmother told media that the forensic search was pointless because he isn’t there
A spokesperson from NSW Police said they would not respond to her comments because it was not in the interest of the investigation.
Det Ch Insp Jubelin addressed the media on-site at 1pm on June 27 confirming a new area of interest is being looked at as a result of information uncovered through one of their lines of inquiry
Batar Creek resident Renate lives at the end of Batar Creek Road and said she noticed the search location change.
“The search effort has been absolutely huge,” she said.
Renate said it’s great to see so many organisations putting in the effort and hopefully they will be able to find something to give the family closure.
New information gained from Tyrrell searchThe Tyrrell case will go to an inquest if it can’t be solved from a criminal perspective
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