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Federal Judge Orders Justice Department to Detail Efforts to Repatriate Unlawfully Deported Individual

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to disclose the efforts it has made to return a man who was unlawfully deported from the United States. The decision highlights ongoing challenges within U.S. deportation procedures and raises questions about the protection of immigrant rights under American law. The case centers on a man who, according to court documents, was wrongly removed from the country despite having a legitimate claim to stay under U.S. asylum laws. The judge expressed frustration with what she perceived as a lack of action by authorities to rectify … Read more

Lawsuit Claims Vermont Child Welfare Agency Unlawfully Targeted Pregnant Woman to Seize Newborn

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MONTPELIER, Vt. — A recent lawsuit alleges that the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) manipulated concerns about a pregnant woman’s mental health as a pretext to secretly investigate and ultimately gain custody of her newborn daughter immediately after her delivery in February 2022. The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont and Pregnancy Justice, a national advocacy organization, have teamed up to file the complaint against DCF, a local counseling center, and the hospital involved. According to the legal documents, the state of Vermont has been accused of engaging in the routine surveillance of … Read more

Honors Student Wins $692,000 After Landlord Unlawfully Disposes of Possessions

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Columbia, SC – After a distressing experience that interrupted his academic journey, Ansel Postell, a recent magna cum laude graduate of Benedict College, found justice when a Richland County jury awarded him $692,000 in damages. The verdict arrived after deliberations that lasted three hours, addressing violations including unlawful property seizure and breach of rental agreement. Postell, who majored in cybersecurity, filed a lawsuit following a baffling and upsetting incident wherein he returned to his apartment only to discover that all his belongings had been discarded. His landlord, Campus Advantage, which operates The Rowan—a sizable apartment … Read more