The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) Monday filed a class action lawsuit against the Biden administration over alleged US officials’ abuse of asylum-seeking Haitians. According to the lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security violated thousands of Haitian asylum seekers’ rights. The suit claimed the plaintiffs fled danger and instability in Haiti, seeking asylum in the US. [...]

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that it permanently lifted restrictions on access Mifeprex (mifepristone) and its generic versions, which are used with another medication to end an early pregnancy. The FDA confirmed that it conducted a review of its mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program, conducting a benefits and [...]

Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan Monday requested information about Border Patrol’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology in Vermont. Clearview AI aims to support law enforcement and government agencies solve crimes “by revealing leads, insights, and relationships.” According to Clearview AI, its web-based intelligence platform “includes the largest known database of 10+ billion facial [...]

Peru’s Congress voted Tuesday against a motion to impeach Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones. The motion was filed due to an alleged “permanent moral incapacity.” The presidential impeachment motion required approval by 52 legislators before it could be admitted for congressional debate. However, Peru’s Congress voted 76 to 46 against the motion. Subsequently, President of [...]

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in United States v. Taylor, a case considering whether an attempted robbery satisfying Hobbs Act elements is “a crime of violence” as defined in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3)(A). The US argued that an attempted Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence, noting that appellate courts and the [...]

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Tuesday that the US Department of State will restrict nine Cuban officials’ visas. The nine officials are Ministries of the Interior and the Revolutionary Armed Forces high-ranking members. The restrictions follow Cuba’s interference with peaceful demonstrators last month. The nine officials are accused of attempting “to silence the [...]

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed Tuesday a bill permitting physician assisted death. This was the second time that Sousa vetoed the bill, which sought to amend Portugal’s Criminal Code to allow doctors to assist terminally ill patients with ending their lives. Upon rejecting the bill, Sousa sent a letter to the President of [...]

Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Thursday confirmed that the U.S. formally requested that Colombia extradite accused Clan del Golfo leader and drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usuga David, known as “Otoniel.” Duque added that extraditing the drug clan’s leader will pose a significant blow to the cartel’s structure. Duque stated that the request is currently progressing through Colombia’s [...]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Tuesday held that EU law grants national judges a right to seek guidance from the CJEU, after a Hungarian judge was disciplined for seeking guidance on EU law. The disciplined judge was referring an issue related to criminal proceedings brought in Hungary’s Central District Court. In those [...]

The highest court in Mexico Tuesday unanimously declared a reform decree that extended the court’s President and Federal Judicial Council Member terms by two years unconstitutional. The Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN)  held that the term extension violated Articles 97 and 100 of the Mexican Constitution. Articles 97 and 100 establish the [...]