Calls mount for Biden administration to end Trump era immigration policy; President Joe Biden holds COVID-19 Summit, pledges 1 billion vaccines to low income countries; San Francisco Public Defender sues to stop indefinite detention of inmates without a trial due to COVID-19 restrictions

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nCalls mount for Biden administration to end Trump era immigration policy after viral video of border patrol agent whipping Haitian immigrant.\nDemocrats on deadline to increase debt ceiling or face government shutdown; Republicans refuse to increase debt.\nPresident Joe Biden holds COVID-19 Summit, pledges 1 billion vaccines to low income countries.\nSan Francisco International Airport mandates workers be vaccinated.\nPublic health experts and pediatricians testify to COVID-19 impacts on children.\nWindy Fire burns 31,000 acres and threatens Tule River Indian Reservation.\nSan Francisco Public Defender sues Superior Court for indefinitely detaining inmates without a trial due to COVID-19 restrictions.\n\nPhoto of San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju speaking at rally for speedy trial by San Francisco Public Defenders Office.\nThe post Calls mount for Biden administration to end Trump era immigration policy; President Joe Biden holds COVID-19 Summit, pledges 1 billion vaccines to low income countries; San Francisco Public Defender sues to stop indefinite detention of inmates without a trial due to COVID-19 restrictions appeared first on KPFA.