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US District Court in Texas Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of the Alien Enemies Act |
On April 30, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez issued a 36-page opinion permanently barring the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelans it has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-09 |
United States |
Immigration, U.S. Federal Government |
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International Activities of Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office |
As a still relatively new legal institution in Brazil, inserted by the National Constituent Assembly in Chapter IV of the 1988 Federal Constitution (On the Functions Essential to Justice),... |
Luiz Fabricio Vergueiro |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Brazil |
Extradition |
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New Sanctions on the Family of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Signal Diplomatic Rift Between the Americas’ Two Most Populated Nations |
On September 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of the Treasury unveiled new sanctions targeting Viviane Barci de Moraes -- the wife of previously sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
10 |
2025-09-26 |
Brazil, United States |
Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government |
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International Enforcement Cooperation Disrupts Dark Web Narcotics Operations |
On May 22, 2025, the United States (U.S.) Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Joint Criminal Opiod and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team, and international law... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
6 |
2025-06-06 |
European Union, United States |
Cybercrime, Drug Enforcement, Europol |
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Tanzanian and Ugandan Opposition Leaders are Abducted, Respectively, in Kenya |
On January 12, 2025, Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a well-known Tanzanian activist and dissident, was kidnapped in Nairobi, Kenya, by three armed men. With over one million followers on X, Tsehai is a... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
Kidnaping |
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A Fragile Diplomatic Opening: Afghanistan’s Release of a U.S. Prisoner and What It Signals for U.S.-Taliban Relations |
On September 28, 2025, the United States (U.S.) government and the Taliban confirmed the release of Amir Amiri, a U.S. citizen who had been held in detention since December 2024, marking a rare... |
Lucy Carroll |
41 |
11 |
2025-10-24 |
Afghanistan, United States |
Detention, International Cooperation |
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Guatemala Extradites Nationals to the U.S. on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge |
On June 17, 2025, Guatemala extradited Steven Ovaldino Lorenzana Avarenga, also known as “Chipi,” and Allan Mendoza, also known as “Carnes” and “Carnitas,” both... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
7 |
2025-06-27 |
Guatemala, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Mexico Extradites Barrio Azteca Gang Leader and One Other to the U.S. for the 2010 U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez |
On February 20, 2025, Mexico extradited two alleged members of the Barrio Azteca (BA), a transnational criminal organization, associated with the Juarez Cartel, to face criminal charges concerning... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-28 |
Mexico, United States |
Extradition, Organized Crime |
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Amidst Transnational Cyberscamming Crackdown, Chinese Court Sentences Eleven Crime Syndicate Members to Death |
On September 29, the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court sentenced eleven members of a family-run crime syndicate to death without reprieve on charges including cyberscamming, gambling, and... |
Chloe Fontenelle |
41 |
12 |
2025-11-21 |
China, Myanmar |
Capital Punishment, Cybercrime, Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Sentencing |
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France Requests Algeria Release Journalist, Citing Endangerment of Freedom of Press |
Independent French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes was arrested in Algeria on May 28, 2024, for allegedly “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing publications for propaganda... |
Alienor Vogeleer |
41 |
8 |
2025-07-18 |
Algeria, France |
Detention, Human Rights, International Cooperation |
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Alarming Accusations of Reproductive Violence and Gender-Based Atrocity in Gaza Against Israel |
A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory paints a picture of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, documenting... |
Emily Hong |
41 |
4 |
2025-03-28 |
Israel, Palestine |
Crimes against Humanity, Violence |
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Costa Rican Ex-Senior Official Arrested in Texas and Awaits Extradition |
The Eastern District of Texas unsealed an indictment in 2024 charging a former Costa Rican government official with federal drug crimes, and is requesting his extradition back to the United States... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
9 |
2025-08-01 |
Costa Rica, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Extradition |
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U.S. Supreme Court Requires Due Process Before Deportation Under the Alien Enemies Act, as Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause for Criminal Contempt |
On April 7, 2025, Justice Roberts, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Trump administration could appeal and then vacated the Temporary Restraining Orders issued by Judge Boasberg. The opinion... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
5 |
2025-04-18 |
El Salvador, United States, Venezuela |
Crimes, Deportation |
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Bangladesh Requests Extradition of Former Prime Minister from India |
On December 23, 2024, Bangladesh stated that it had sent a formal request to India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who abandoned her post for India in August during widespread... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
1 |
2025-01-03 |
Bangladesh, India |
Extradition |
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A Kingpin’s Guilty Plea and the Critical Role of the Sinaloa Cartel in Modern American Foreign Policy |
On August 25th, 2025, former Sinaloa Cartel boss and El Chapo Associate, Ismael Zambada Garcia – also known as El Mayo – pleaded guilty to charges related to his involvement with the... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
10 |
2025-08-29 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Drugs & Trafficking, Policy/Directives, Racketeering/RICO |
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Occupied Cyprus: The “Blind Spot” in International Policing |
The northern part of Cyprus remains a blind spot in international policing. Controlled by the unrecognised “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (“TRNC”), the occupied... |
Konstantina Zivla |
41 |
6 |
2025-05-16 |
Cyprus |
International Law, Law Enforcement |
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The Exotic Case of Samuele Landi and His Dream of Settling the Sea |
The death of Samuele Landi while seasteading off the coast of Dubai in an apparent effort to avoid criminal prosecution in Italy evokes the issue of a recent novel way to facilitate fugitivity.
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Austin Wahl |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Italy, United Arab Emirates |
Crimes |
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U.S. Court Grants Government’s Motion to Compel Apple to Give Information in Swiss Tax Investigation |
On August 28, 2025, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Government’s motion to compel Apple to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
10 |
2025-09-26 |
Switzerland, United States |
Tax Crimes, Tax Enforcement |
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Leader of Russian Malware Scheme and Global Ransomware Conspiracy Indicted by Department of Justice |
On May 22, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled an indictment of Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov for his role in the Qakbot malware scheme.[1] The DOJ accuses Gallyamov, a... |
Dimitris Konstantopoulos |
41 |
6 |
2025-06-06 |
Russia, United States |
Cybercrime, Europol, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration |
On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
