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DHS ends plan to separate women and children at US border
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration was no longer planning to separate women and children at the US' southern border as a means of deterring immigration. Speaking to a U (More) |
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European Court of Justice upholds visa ban for Iran student
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday upheld a visa ban on an Iranian student seeking to study in Germany. Sahar Fahimian applied to study sensitive security topics at a University in Germany, but was subsequently denied the visa by the Ge (More) |
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Trump orders study of US trade deficit, import duty evasion
President Donald Trump on Friday released an executive order instructing the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to study causes of the US trade deficit in advance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit next week. Trump urged , (More) |
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Justice Department appeals court injunction on travel ban
The US Department of Justice filed a notice on Thursday saying that it will appeal a Hawaii federal judge's order against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban . The judge converted his temporary restraining order into an injunction on (More) |
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Federal judge extends block on Trump's travel ban
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii granted the state of Hawaii's request on Wednesday to convert the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban earlier this month into a preliminary in (More) |
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ACLU reaches settlement with Pennsylvania school district over education of refugee students
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania reached a settlement with the School District of Lancaster Tuesday over the placement of newly arrived 17 to 20-year-old immigrant students. The lawsuit states that the students, who knew l (More) |
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Sessions threatens to cut funding from 'sanctuary cities' that refuse to enforce immigration laws
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said during Monday's White House news briefing that cities failing to enforce immigration laws may be cut off from Justice Department grants. Sessions' statement was directed towards so-called "sanctuary cities," (More) |
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13 states back Trump's travel ban in court filing
A group of 13 states have come out in support of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban . Twelve state attorneys general and one governer filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Monday stating that the president lawfu (More) |
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US and Britain restrict carry-on electronics from Middle East, North Africa flights
On Tuesday, the United States and Britain decided to restrict carry-on electronics on planes from Muslim-majority countries to combat 'security threats.' Under the restrictions, passengers coming to the US from designated countries, most of which ar (More) |
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Federal judge affirms Trump's authority to revisit travel ban
On Friday a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia released an opinion affirming Trump's authority to issue his second travel ban executive order. Despite arguments that the latest travel ban is a rehash of the initial (More) |
Maurice Papon convicted of war crimes
On April 2, 1998, Maurice Papon was convicted of war crimes for his role in deporting French Jews to concentration camps during the Nazi occupation of France. Under German occupation, Papon served as the supervisor of the Service for Jewish Questions in Bordeaux from which he collaborated with the Nazi S.S. and oversaw the deportation of 1,560 Jewish men, women, and children to concentration camps.
Read an biography of Maurice Papon from the BBC.
