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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced on Thursday plans to negotiate directly with the Taliban to facilitate deportations of Afghan nationals convicted of crimes, marking a shift from Germany's current reliance on third-party intermediaries for such operations.

Germany Seeks Direct Taliban Deal for Afghan Deportations

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ICE Arrests Mexican Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. in Los Angeles

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Fire Consumer Product Safety Officials

2 days ago2 days

Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life Sentence Despite Trump Pardon

Judge Blocks Trump's Early End to Haitian Immigration Status

2 days ago2 days

Illegal aliens

A June 11 memorandum directed U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys to prioritize denaturalization proceedings against naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes, targeting an estimated 25 million naturalized U.S. citizens with 10 priority categories for revocation.

DOJ Prioritizing Cases Revoking US Citizenship

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Trump Ends Protected Status for Haitians

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US Court Orders Return of Another Deported Salvadoran Man

Supreme Court Curbs Judges' Power to Block Trump Orders

7 days ago7 days

Judge Orders Release of Abrego Garcia

Police

The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team claimed it denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents access to its stadium parking lots on Thursday morning, stating that agents requested permission to enter the grounds but were refused entry.

Dodgers Claim They Blocked Federal Agents from Stadium, Government Denies Accusation

Trump Orders 2,000 More Troops to LA Amid Court Battle

Suspect in Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers Appears in Federal Court

Kenya: Deputy Police Chief Steps Aside Pending Probe Into Death of Government Critic

Man Fatally Shot at 'No Kings' Protest in Utah

Lawsuits

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew his federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register on Monday, then immediately refiled the case in Iowa state court over a pre-election poll that showed Kamala Harris leading by three points in Iowa, where Trump later won by more than 13 points.

Trump Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster, Refiles in State Court

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Newsom Sues Fox News for $787M Over Trump Call Coverage

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US Judge Tosses Author Lawsuit over Meta AI Training

SCOTUS Allows States to Cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid Funds

Texas Teen Indicted for Murder in Track Meet Stabbing Death

Verdicts & sentences

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, including two supervisory attorneys overseeing Jan. 6 prosecutions and one line attorney who prosecuted individual cases stemming from the attack.

US Justice Department Fires Three Jan. 6 Prosecutors

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Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Adult Sites

7 days ago7 days

Jury Awards $500K in Jan. 6 Suicide Case

MLB's Wander Franco Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse, Gets Suspended Sentence

7 days ago7 days

Kenya Sentences Two Men to 30 Years for 2019 Hotel Attack

Prisons and prisoners

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday agreed to hear the case of Damon Landor, a former Louisiana inmate who seeks monetary damages from prison officials for forcibly shaving his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian religious beliefs during his 2020 incarceration.

Supreme Court to Review Rastafarian Inmate's Religious Rights Case

Four Detainees Escape Newark ICE Facility Amid Unrest

Australian Engineer Released From Iraqi Prison After 4 Years

Russia Claims Entry Into New Ukrainian Region Amid Dispute Over Dead Soldiers

Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Transgender Prison Care

Political asylum

A group of approximately 12 Dutch citizens wearing high-visibility vests conducted unauthorized vehicle checks at the German border near Ter Apel on Saturday evening, stopping cars and inspecting some vehicles' trunks in protest of current migration policies.

Dutch Citizens Conduct Unauthorized Border Checks Amid Migration Row

UK: Nearly 1,200 Migrants Cross Channel in a Single Day

UK Asylum Deaths Hit Record High

Brazil: Bolsonaro's Son Takes Leave From Congress, Seeks US Political Asylum

Report: 1 in 12 London Residents is an Illegal Immigrant

Court system

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) agreed Monday to hear a Republican-led challenge to federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a case originally filed by Vice President J.D. Vance when he ran for Senate in Ohio in 2022.

Supreme Court to Hear GOP Challenge to Campaign Finance Limits

4 days ago4 days ago

Trump Administration Sues All Maryland Federal Judges

Prosecutors Near End of Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

Spain: Judge Asks Supreme Court to Probe Justice Minister Over Embezzlement Allegations

US Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations to Resume

Extradition

Andrew Tate, 38, and Tristan Tate, 36, departed Romania on a private jet early Thursday morning and landed in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., around 11:00 am local time after Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban.

Tate Brothers Leave Romania for US Amid Legal Controversy

US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Pardon Assange

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Assange Makes First Public Comments Since Release

OCT 1 2024OCT 2024

Brazil Seeks Extradition of Alleged Rioters From Argentina

OCT 17 2024OCT 2024

New Zealand to Extradite Kim Dotcom to US

AUG 16 2024AUG 2024