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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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In a 5–4 decision that could reshape how voluntary departure deadlines are calculated in immigration proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that undocumented immigrants who choose to self-deport are entitled to an extension when their departure date falls on a weekend or legal holiday. The case, Monsalvo Velázquez v. Garland, centered on Mexican national…
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The Boston Strangler case has haunted American criminal justice history for over half a century. Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women in the Boston area were murdered in chillingly similar circumstances . They were all sexually assaulted, strangled, and often left posed in their homes. The city spiraled into fear. Women double-locked doors and carried…
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The parents of a two-year-old child who died following an allergic reaction have filed a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit against Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, alleging fatal delays in treatment and inadequate emergency preparedness. Filed this week in Gwinnett County State Court, the lawsuit stems from the October 7, 2024 death of Maya Getahun,…
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A Florida jury has found 17-year-old Collin Griffith not guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2024 stabbing death of his mother — a verdict that comes just 17 months after he fatally shot his father in Oklahoma under disputed circumstances. The highly publicized trial concluded Wednesday after days of emotional testimony and complex…
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