World Justice News

Ex-congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years in prison

April 26, 2025 0

Former Republican congressman George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to the federal charges in New York court last […]

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

April 25, 2025 0

A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing “heinous acts of violence abroad” when he served […]

MPA and RIAA Want to be Heard in Crucial DMCA Subpoena Appeal

April 23, 2025 0

The MPA and RIAA want to have their say in a crucial third-party Ninth Circuit appeal about the use of DMCA subpoenas against alleged online pirates. Fearing a ruling that could limit their enforcement options, […]

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

April 23, 2025 0

A team of Democratic lawmakers have met two foreign students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana as the White House seeks to deport them. The group visited two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) […]

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 […]

Senator Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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 […]

Cyclists who kill could face life sentence

April 25, 2025 0

Cyclists who kill pedestrians by acting dangerously on the road could face life imprisonment under a proposed change to the law. Currently, cycling offenders can be imprisoned for no more than two years under an […]

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, […]