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Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze

April 22, 2025 0

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a […]

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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 […]

Nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time

April 22, 2025 0

The nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK are due to be published for the first time under plans being unveiled later. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is understood to have ordered officials to publish the […]

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, […]