Articles Tagged with DACA

Minnesota sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday over their refusal to provide state investigators with access to evidence regarding three shootings by DHS agents in the state. The complaint alleges that DHS and DOJ unlawfully denied the state’s requests for evidence pertaining to the shootings. [...]

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara confirmed Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned to the country. The individual, who had been held by Iranian authorities since last year, arrived in the country Sunday in good health. The confirmation followed an announcement by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who stated [...]

The highly anticipated Italian constitutional referendum was rejected on Monday, according to published results, with roughly 53 percent voting against and about 47 percent in favor. The referendum, known as the “Justice Reform,” was called by presidential decree on January 13 and scheduled for March 22-23. It was governed by Article 138 of the Italian [...]

A group of cultural and historical preservation groups filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump on Monday to block the further closure of the John F. Kennedy Center, which the president insists is necessary for revenue renovations. Plaintiffs include the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, Society of Architectural Historians, and [...]

A Thailand court on Tuesday held Akara Resources PLC, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine in northern Thailand, liable for environmental damage and adverse health impacts suffered by surrounding communities, in what stands as the nation’s first environmental class action suit. The case was brought by more than 300 villagers from Phichit and Phetchabun provinces, who [...]

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) amended its National Security Law on Monday to expand law enforcement powers, giving police the ability to require suspects in “national security” investigations to reveal passwords to their electronic devices Failure to provide a password can be punished by up to one year in prison [...]

Amnesty International on Monday condemned the growing use of discriminatory legal frameworks by governments across the Americas to systematically target civil society organizations, a trend it described as regressive and alarming. In a new report, Amnesty noted that practices by governments in Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela imposed excessive restrictions on civil [...]

Two fired immigration judges filed an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday after the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) ruled that their dismissal complied with the constitutional powers of the president. Immigration judges Megan Jackler and Brandon Jaroch were fired on February 14, 2025, by the Justice Department [...]

A prohibition on lawyers, journalists and members of the public from observing the trial of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is arbitrary and unfounded, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. Benjamin Ward, deputy Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, asserted that the lack of transparency violates İmamoğlu’s right to a fair trial, stating: The [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday expressed concern over the targeted shooting of an Ecuadoran journalist and called on authorities to continue investigating the matter. The group reported that two gunmen shot journalist José Vinces in the stomach while he investigated a tip that human remains lay abandoned in the Huaquillas cemetery. Vinces [...]