The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that it will move to revoke citizenship from 17 naturalized citizens. Denaturalization cases are rare; from 1990 through 2017 there were only 305 denaturalization cases, or an average 11 per year. In that same time period, approximately 644,000 immigrants became US citizens each year. Under federal law, [...]
US President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche Monday to the position of the country’s 83rd attorney general. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since the resignation of Pam Bondi. He is now in line for the full time position pending Senate confirmation. Blanche began his legal career as a paralegal in the criminal division [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday that the expansion of US sanctions against Cuba is causing widespread harm to the population and endangering lives, calling for the sanctions to be lifted immediately. Türk’s statement identified two overlapping measures: the national emergency declared by President Trump in January, which disrupted fuel shipments [...]
UN rights experts on Monday condemned Nigerian authorities in response to ongoing reports that mass killings, kidnappings, forced conversion, sexual violence, and enforced disappearances are disproportionately targeting women and girls in Christian and minority religious communities. In commenting on the sheer gravity of the crimes, the experts stated: The deteriorating security situation in northern Nigeria [...]
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated the $100,000 fee, part of a change in immigration policy, for H-1B visas that President Donald Trump had imposed by proclamation in September. The H-1B visa program allows employers to hire non-immigrant aliens for “specialty occupations” that require expert training and at [...]
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont on Monday signed Senate Bill 90, which takes a collection of scattered hate crime statutes and creates a comprehensive hate crime code. A press release from the the governor’s office states that the law “will improve the ability of police and prosecutors to charge criminals with hate crimes and seek their [...]
Bolivia’s legislature has passed a law granting embattled President Rodrigo Paz the authority to use military troops to clear roadblocks set up by protesters, as the country enters its fifth week of nationwide anti-government demonstrations. The law was passed in Bolivia’s Chamber of Deputies on Sunday, following an overnight debate, and was signed into law [...]
Amnesty International reported Monday that Cambodia’s high-profile crackdown on cyber-scam compounds has failed to dismantle most operations and has left trafficking victims without meaningful protection, raising concerns about state accountability and enforcement efforts. In the new report, Amnesty documented evidence from 73 survivors originating from 16 countries who were allegedly subjected to human trafficking, forced labor, [...]
The UK government is urging technology companies to introduce device controls that would prevent children from sending, receiving and viewing sexually explicit images. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Monday that legislation could follow if companies fail to act. Starmer said technology companies should develop tools that stop minors from exchanging nude images on their devices. [...]
The UN warned Sunday that without action—including nature-based approaches, emissions reductions, and expanded marine protections—the health of the ocean will continue to deteriorate, putting human health and well-being in grave danger. From over-fishing to acidification to biodiversity loss, the world’s oceans also face much of the brunt the brunt of human-driven climate change, an phenomenon [...]
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