⚡️ New: Melat Kiros tells Drop Site News her campaign is seeing stronger-than-expected turnout in Colorado’s 1st District, with younger voters expected to make up a major share of Election Day ballots.
In an interview with Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain this morning, Kiros also reflected on what politicized her.
She spoke about her family’s immigration to the U.S. through the Diversity Visa lottery, and watching her parents become American citizens, with her father choosing the Democratic Party because “this was the party that fought for working people… fought for the Civil Rights Act… labor laws.”
She also discussed organizing during the genocide in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, and the article she wrote defending pro-Palestinian student protesters that led to her being fired from her law firm.
Watch Kiros tell her story in her own words. ⬇️
(We briefly lose the connection midway through the clip, but stick with us. Melat returns after a short break.)
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I ain't surprised Dr 'አባዐይ' Ahmed panicked. This Teddy's influence is beyond imagination. I haven't seen anything like it. Everywhere I go is Teddy.
@AbiyAhmedAli 😰
@teddyafromuzika 👏🏻
News: #Israel deports #Eritrean regime supporter in first-of-its-kind case
Israeli authorities have deported an Eritrean national identified as a supporter of the #Asmara regime, in what local media described as a first-of-its-kind move under the country’s immigration enforcement policy.
According to Ynet News, the Eritrean man, a divorced father, entered Israel illegally in 2011 and had lived there since. He was arrested in April 2025 after police allegedly found a machete in his possession and suspected him of threatening his family.
While in custody, officials determined that he was a supporter of the Eritrean government—an assessment that was forwarded to the interior minister, who approved his removal under Israeli immigration law.
At around 9:00 a.m. on Monday, the Population and Immigration Authority, together with the Enforcement and Foreigners Administration, carried out the deportation operation. The move marks the first time Israel has deported an Eritrean national explicitly identified as a regime supporter.
The deportation route reportedly included stops in #Addis_Abeba and #Kampala before the individual arrived in Asmara, Eritrea’s capital.
I'm the only one who keeps hearing a new name for "Amhara Ashanda" every year - a few years ago I heard #Ashendeye for the first time, then #Shadey, and then #Sole, and now #Maria, WTF! I can't wait to hear another one next year 😂