10 h. ago Lib Dems propose 'exclusion zones' banning criminals from certain areas after release

MSP Jamie Greene has submitted amendments to the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill which would create so-called exclusion zones for those on licence.

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2 w. ago Judge halts Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Ábrego García for now

Maryland man, back in US after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, detained again and faces deportation to UgandaKilmar Ábrego García – who has been thrust into the middle of an acrimonious deportation saga by the second Trump administration – has been detained after reporting to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Baltimore on Monday, but a judge later ruled that he cannot be deported for now.His detainment comes just three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee.Shrai Popat contributed reporting Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kilmar Ábrego García released from criminal custody after court order

Ábrego will return home to Maryland from Tennessee for first time after wrongful deportation to El SalvadorKilmar Ábrego García has been freed on Friday from criminal custody in Tennessee so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, after a court ordered his release.Magistrate judge Barbara Holmes issued an order allowing the father of two to leave custody for the first time since his return to the US in June, following his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago DOJ releases Maxwell interview with Todd Blanche as wait continues for Epstein Files: Live updates

House Oversight Committee intends to release files relating to criminal investigations into late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, panel’s spokesperson says

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3 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell denies seeing Trump involved in Epstein’s criminal activity, newly released interview shows

Ghislaine Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s close associate

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3 w. ago US court orders release of Kilmar Ábrego García from criminal custody

Ábrego allowed to return home to Maryland for first time after wrongful deportation to El SalvadorA court has ordered the release of Kilmar Ábrego García from criminal custody in Tennessee.On Friday, magistrate judge Barbara Holmes issued an order allowing the Maryland father of two to leave custody for the first time since his return to the US in June, following his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts are likely a dud, but other documents could reveal much

The din might have died down for now, but the Epstein imbroglio might rear its head again when Congress returnsWhen Donald Trump’s Department of Justice requested the release of grand jury transcripts in criminal proceedings against sex-traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the move did little to quiet an ever-growing chorus of critics frustrated by the US president’s backtracking over disclosing investigative files.Indeed, the justice department’s filings in this request revealed that only two law enforcement officers testified during grand jury proceedings in New York, undermining notions that unsealing them would reveal numerous truths. Continue reading...

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