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Taliban Appear to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan
President Trump and a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan shared a video of a woman identified as Faye Hall thanking the president for her release from Afghanistan.The New York Times - 3d -
Immigration Officials Detain Former Taliban Ambassador to Spain
Mohammad Rahim Wahidi, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was detained for more than 30 hours upon returning to the country over the weekend.The New York Times - 1d -
Russian authorities move to lift the terrorist designation for the Taliban
Russia’s Supreme Court says it received a petition from the prosecutor general’s office to lift the ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were outlawed two decades ago as a terrorist groupABC News - 2d -
Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan
Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead.The New York Times - 2d -
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America
Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration.The New York Times - 4d -
University of Minnesota says ICE detained graduate student
A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S.NBC News - 4d -
China says 3 Filipinos detained on spying suspicions
China says it has detained three Philippine nationals on suspicion of spyingABC News - 2h -
More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests
Two journalists have been detained in dawn raids in Istanbul as part of a crackdown on media coverage of the largest protests in Turkey for more than a decadeABC News - 6d -
Minnesota Student Detained by ICE Was Not an Activist, Lawsuit Says
Lawyers and experts say the arrest last week of a University of Minnesota graduate student may signal a new front in the Trump administration’s approach to immigration.The New York Times - 2d -
‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babies
The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say experts. It was the middle of the night when Zarin Gul ...The Guardian - 7h -
An organ donor for his ailing brother was detained by ICE and faces deportation
José Gregorio González came from Venezuela to help his brother, who has kidney failure. Now, the brother's lifesaving transplant is at risk and his doctor warn time is running out.NBC News - 2d -
Major union launches ad campaign featuring detained Tufts student
A major labor union launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday featuring Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk decrying what it called an infringement on the First Amendment. The Service ...The Hill - 1d -
Judge in Boston to hold hearing on detained Tufts Ph.D. student
ICE agents took Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near Tufts, revoked her visa and moved her to a detention center in Louisiana last week.CBS News - 4h -
Tufts declares support for student detained by ICE, seeks immediate release
Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.CBS News - 3h -
Judge rejects government's request to move Mahmoud Khalil's case to Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia University last spring, was detained on March 8 at his student apartment building.ABC News - 1d -
Jagtar Singh Johal 'moved to solitary' after acquittal
The Scottish activist from Dumbarton was detained on a trip to Punjab after his wedding in 2017.BBC News - 21h -
‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan
Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban rule. More than 50 prominent female Afghan women’s rights activists sheltering in Pakistan are ...The Guardian - 4d -
Judge finds ICE agent in contempt and dismisses a case that was midtrial when the defendant was detained
A state judge in Boston cited prosecutorial misconduct in dismissing a case against a man after he was taken into federal custody in the middle of his criminal trial last week.NBC News - 2d -
Kidney donor detained by ICE before life-saving transplant can take place
Immigration rights activists are calling on ICE to release a Venezuelan migrant who was preparing to donate a kidney to his brother, who is in end-stage kidney failure, and has no criminal history.The Hill - 1d -
Detained students sent to remote ICE facilities in Louisiana accused of human rights abuses
Mahmoud Khalil, who was studying at Columbia, and Alireza Doroudi, from the University of Alabama, are both being held at an ICE processing center in Jena, Louisiana.NBC News - 1d -
Minnesota student detained by ICE who lost visa for DUI thought he was being kidnapped
A University of Minnesota graduate business student who’s being held by ICE is suing for his immediate release, saying his arrest violated his rights and he’s been given little explanation for why ...NBC News - 22h -
Film academy apologizes to 'No Other Land's' Hamdan Ballal after members decry 'indefensible' response
Film academy leaders apologized to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal for their initial response to his detainment, which members called 'indefensible' in an open letter.Los Angeles Times - 5d -
Senate Democrats demand release of Harvard Medical School researcher
A group of Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigration and Customs ...The Hill - 2d -
University of Minnesota student lost visa for drunk driving, not protests, ICE says
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being ...NBC News - 2d -
Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests
Popular student demonstrator Berkay Gezgin, 21, snatched off street by police outside office of detained Istanbul mayor. When 21-year-old Berkay Gezgin left the interior of Istanbul city hall, a ...The Guardian - 4d -
ICE: University of Minnesota student's visa not revoked for protests
The University of Minnesota international graduate student detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had his visa revoked over a drunk driving case, not due to participation ...The Hill - 2d -
British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say
Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention. The British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, detained for seven years in an Indian jail, has ...The Guardian - 22h -
11 held in Turkey over shopping boycott to support Istanbul's imprisoned mayor
Turkish state-run media says police have detained 11 people for supporting a one-day shopping boycott that was held to protest the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rivalABC News - 3h
