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What began as flashy Instagram posts flaunting luxury cars, designer brands, and private jets ended in a sobering prison sentence for Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas—better known to his millions of online followers as “Hushpuppi.” Abbas, 40, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in 2022 after pleading guilty to charges of money laundering tied…
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is sounding the alarm over a series of new executive orders issued by the Trump administration. The respected organization is calling the new EOs a direct attack on decades of hard-fought civil rights protections. Legal experts from the organization have sharply criticized the measures, which they say…
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In a case that could fundamentally reshape the relationship between public education and religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, April 22, 2025, on whether states must allow religious institutions to operate taxpayer-funded public charter schools. The dispute centers on St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a proposed online charter school in…
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A family of four undocumented immigrants who attempted to seek asylum in Canada is now facing deportation proceedings in the United States. They have been detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rainbow Bridge crossing in Niagara Falls, New York. Aracely, a mother from El Salvador who asked to be identified…
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A Guatemalan woman living in the United States without legal status is now facing deportation after a wrong turn on the way to Costco led her to the Ambassador Bridge toll plaza near the U.S.-Canada border. The incident has sparked renewed calls for transparency and reform of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) practices along…
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Former U.S. Representative George Santos, once a rising figure in Republican politics, was sentenced Friday to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple fraud charges tied to his 2022 congressional campaign. The ruling marks a dramatic fall for the ex-lawmaker, who was expelled from Congress in 2023 amid growing legal and ethical…
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Joel Cano, a former Democratic judge, and his wife, Nancy Cano, were arrested during a federal raid on their New Mexico home on Thursday, facing charges of evidence tampering and harboring individuals allegedly linked to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. The arrests, carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), have raised serious concerns about…
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Federal authorities arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday amid allegations that she obstructed an immigration-related arrest outside her courtroom, according to multiple local reports. The arrest has ignited widespread legal and political debate as details continue to unfold in this developing story. According to early reports, Judge Dugan is accused of interfering…
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A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of South Carolina is suing the federal government after his F1 student visa was abruptly revoked earlier this month, a move he alleges violates his constitutional right to due process. Matthew Ariwoola, a PhD candidate in chemistry who has been in the U.S. since 2021, was just months…
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A federal judge sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Justice Department on Wednesday during a high-profile court hearing, calling its rationale for targeting the prominent law firm Perkins Coie “a temper tantrum” and “worthy of a 3-year-old.” The lawsuit stems from a controversial March 6 executive order signed by former President Donald Trump that accused Perkins…
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