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A growing number of African priests serving legally in the United States are finding themselves stranded abroad, detained, or denied re-entry under U.S. immigration procedures. This is happening despite them holding valid documentation. Legal experts and church leaders warn that the trend exposes structural weaknesses in U.S. visa law governing religious workers and raises serious…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has begun releasing a long-anticipated cache of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. Friday’s disclosure marks the first wave of several expected document releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,…
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Denmark has, for the first time, formally identified the United States as a ‘potential security concern‘, marking a significant development in transatlantic relations and raising legal and strategic questions about alliance obligations within NATO. The assessment appears in a newly released annual threat report by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS), which warns that the…
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The Trump administration is once again placing denaturalization—the legal process of revoking U.S. citizenship—at the center of its immigration enforcement agenda, prompting concern among immigrant communities and renewed scrutiny from legal experts. In a recent advisory shared on Instagram, U.S. immigration attorney LaToya McBean Pompy, Esq., founder of McBean Immigration Law, warned that the administration…
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A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from continuing to control California’s National Guard, delivering a major legal setback to the administration’s use of state troops to respond to immigration-related protests. In a ruling issued last week, US District Judge Charles Breyer ordered that National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles earlier this…
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Google has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant systematically paid white and Asian employees more and placed them on higher career tracks than workers from other racial and ethnic backgrounds doing similar work. While Google has denied wrongdoing, the settlement—now granted preliminary approval by a California…
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In a move with far-reaching legal and regulatory implications, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the reclassification of marijuana under federal law, removing it from the most restrictive category of controlled substances. The order requires cannabis to be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
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President Donald Trump is expected to shift his attention to potential renovations of golf courses in and around Washington, D.C., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, a move that is already drawing scrutiny from critics concerned about presidential priorities, ethics, and public spending. The report indicates that Trump has recently been focused…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs), or work permits, from five years to 18 months, a move aimed at increasing background checks and “vetting” of immigrants working in the United States. Immigration attorney Akua Poku of AK Poku Law, commenting on Instagram, described the change…
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The U.S. Capitol unveiled a new statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, marking a historic replacement for the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The 11-foot bronze figure now represents Virginia in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Johns, at age 16, organized a landmark student strike in…
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