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US Supreme Court blocks new deportations and man wrongly deported to El Salvador says he is ‘traumatised’ by mega-prison

April 19, 2025 0

A man wrongly deported to El Salvador was “traumatised” by his time at a notorious mega-prison, a US senator has said, as the Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelan migrants. Kilmar Abrego Garcia told Democrat […]

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Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

April 15, 2025 0

The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today […]

US Supreme Court rules Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ release of man deported to El Salvador

April 13, 2025 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must try to release a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-jail in El Salvador. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices declined […]

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

April 12, 2025 0

Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been a prominent figure […]

Ballerina Ksenia Karelina jailed over $51.80 (£40) Ukraine charity donation released in prisoner swap

April 10, 2025 0

Ballerina Ksenia Karelina – jailed in Russia after giving £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine – has been released as part of a prisoner swap deal with the US. The 34-year-old US-Russian citizen was accused of […]

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

April 10, 2025 0

South Sudan has said it will now allow the entry of a man deported from the US, in a dramatic climb down aimed at defusing a visa row between the two countries. On Saturday, US […]

Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers

April 13, 2025 0

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, […]