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Justice Department Misses Deadline on Strategy to Reunite Deported Man with U.S. Soil

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Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department has missed a judge-ordered deadline to outline its plans for facilitating the return of a man who was allegedly deported in error. The case centers around an individual who, according to legal representatives and rights groups, was wrongly removed from the United States despite having pending legal matters that should have permitted him to stay. The federal judge involved in the case previously directed the Justice Department to produce a detailed strategy on how the man could be returned to the U.S. to continue his legal battles. The … Read more

Jury Examines Alleged Scheme to Assassinate Iranian Activist on New York Soil

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New York – In a courtroom, details emerged about a thwarted attempt to assassinate an Iranian dissident on U.S. soil. The target was Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist known for her outspoken criticism of the Iranian regime’s human rights violations. Federal authorities have charged four individuals in connection with the plot, which reportedly involved surveilling Alinejad at her Brooklyn home. The defendants, who authorities say are Iranian intelligence operatives, allegedly planned to kidnap Alinejad and forcibly return her to Iran, where she likely would have faced severe reprisals. The key witnesses in the case provided … Read more