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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

The Crime Report

immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.

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Guantanamo detainee loses bid to dismiss charges and disqualify judge over conflicts of interest

JURIST

Navy Captain named Kirk Waits presided over the commission before becoming the Deputy Director of the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General Criminal Law Division of the Department of Defense. He had applied to other positions while still in his role overseeing the commission as well.

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US prosecutors arrest two Myanmar citizens for plot to attack UN ambassador

JURIST

US prosecutors announced Friday the arrest of two Myanmar citizens for a plot to injure or kill Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) who represents Myanmar’s elected government.

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“Keyboard Warrior”: British Crackdown Results in Three-Year Sentence Over Anti-Migrant Postings

JonathanTurley

With the recent anti-immigration riots, British authorities have used their laws to round up a large number of citizens expressing anti-immigrant views and some have already been convicted. There is no question that the government should crack down on such violence and arrest those engaging in criminal conduct.

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Enhanced Learning with Blackstone’s Advanced Paralegal Courses

Blackstone Career Institute

Course Overviews Immigration Law Blackstone’s Advanced Paralegal course in Immigration Law offers a comprehensive overview of U.S. immigration and nationality law, focusing on its application within various legal settings such as law firms, non-profit agencies, and corporate environments.

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Health care fraud case sharpens dispute over what counts as “aggravated identity theft”

SCOTUSBlog

In three of the past four terms, the Supreme Court has rejected broad readings of white-collar criminal laws urged by the federal government. Those decisions concerned conduct ranging from wire and computer fraud to tax violations. A list of this week’s featured petitions is below: Momphard v. McCutchen v. United States.

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“It’s Not OK Any More”: The United Kingdom Cracks Down on Free Speech

JonathanTurley

” The government is ramping up arrests of those with “extremist ideologies” in the latest wave of arrests. For that reason, governments tend to attack free speech during periods of public anger or fear.That pattern is playing out, yet again, in the United Kingdom. They have to be afraid, very afraid.