(L) Dearborn Heights Police Department's new optional uniform patch featuring both English and Arabic script. (Photo via: DHPD) / Officer Emily Murdoch - who created the badge. (Photo via: DHPD)

Dearborn Heights Police Dept. unveils new bilingual English-Arabic patch, deletes post following backlash: ‘This is how it starts’

The Dearborn Heights Police Department in Michigan introduced a new optional uniform patch featuring both English and Arabic script. The patch, created by Officer Emily Murdoch, is intended to honor and reflect the city’s Middle Eastern and North African population.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 15: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to guests after taking the oath of office on May 15, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson, a former school teacher and union organizer, replaces outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Chicago mayor vows that city police will never ‘cooperate’ with ICE: ‘It’s a war on our humanity’

Chicago Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson stated on Tuesday that the Chicago Police Department will never “cooperate” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, despite the countless times that Trump administration officials have warned that this act could lead to arrest.

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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill address the media on the imminent return of the Northern Ireland Government at Stormont, on January 30, 2024 in Belfast, United Kingdom. The province has been without a government for two years since the DUP triggered the collapse of the power-sharing executive in a protest against post-Brexit trade checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, known as the Windsor Framework. After a meeting last night, the DUP agreed to return to Stormont after the UK government signed up to a further deal on post-Brexit trade arrangements. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Some Irish Leaders Will Skip St. Patrick’s Day Celebration In D.C., Boycotting Trump’s Gaza Plan

Irish leaders have announced their intention to skip the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S., and specifically in Washington, D.C., out of “protest” for President Donald Trump’s comments about moving Palestinians out of Gaza while the U.S. and allies help rebuild the war-torn region.

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