Articles

E.g., 2025-06
Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
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.... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-09 United States Immigration, U.S. Federal Government
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
FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders On April 14, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs), mandating U.S. title insurance companies to identify the... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-09 United States Counter-terrorism, Money Laundering
Europol Disrupts Criminal Organization Smuggling Hazardous Salvage Cars from the US On April 16, 2025, Europol issued a press release discussing a law enforcement action targeting an international organization allegedly engaging in smuggling badly damaged cars from the United... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-09 European Union, Germany, Lithuania, United States Customs, Economic Integration, Tax Crimes
US Supreme Court Rules that Wrongly Deported Migrant Must Have Hearing and 4th Circuit Denies Government’s Emergency Stay Request On April 10, 2025, in an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to try to return a Salvadoran national and U.S. permanent resident, Abrego Garcia, whom it... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-09 El Salvador, United States Human Rights, Immigration
U.S. Indicts Beekeeper for Concealing Genocidal Participation in Rwanda On April 22, 2025, a federal grand jury in Central Islip, New York, returned an indictment, which the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed on April 24, charging a man living in Long Island, New York... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-05 Rwanda, United States Fraud, Genocide, Immigration
EU Court Holds Maltese Investor Citizenship Scheme Violates EU Law On April 29, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the Maltese investor citizenship scheme violates EU law and that the acquisition of EU citizenship cannot result... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-05-05 European Union, Malta Economic Integration, European Union, Immigration
Crypto Enforcement Overhaul: Shift from Policing Platforms to Investor Protection On April 7, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum (the “Memorandum”) to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, announcing a significant shift in the... Christina Gotsis and Jason Gottlieb 41 5 2025-05-05 United States Bank Secrecy, Financial Enforcement
UNODC Releases New Report on Organized Crime Networks in Southeast Asia On April 21, 2025, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a new report on a global expansion of East and Southeast Asian organized crime groups. The report concentrates on an... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-25 Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand Organized Crime, United Nations
Supreme Court Orders Government Not to Remove Aliens under Alien Enemies Act On April 19, 2025, around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, the Supreme Court released a dissent by two of its conservative justices and issued an unsigned order directing the Trump administration not to... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 El Salvador, United States, Venezuela ACLU, Immigration, Lawsuits
Brazil Grants Wife of Peruvian President Humala Asylum as Ex-President Is Jailed On April 15, 2025, shortly after a Peruvian court sentenced former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for money laundering, Brazil granted Ms.... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 Brazil, Peru Asylum, Corruption, Money Laundering
Trump Administration Proposes to Eliminate Office of Global Criminal Justice On April 22, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed a significant reform of the U.S. State Department that would close the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) and the Bureau of Conflict... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-25 United States International Crimes, U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Transfers 13 Mexican Nationals with Drug Convictions and Deports Former Governor On April 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the transfer of 13 Mexican nationals serving prison sentences for drug distribution-related convictions in the U.S. to Mexico.[1]... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 Mexico, United States Deportation, Transfer of Prisoners
Hostage Diplomacy and Strategic Leverage: What the Latest U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap Reveals In April 2025, the United States and Russia conducted their second high-profile prisoner swap since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s current term, exchanging Russian American... Emily Hong 41 5 2025-04-18 Russia, United States Transfer of Prisoners
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
Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The... Morinsola Tinubu 41 5 2025-04-18 Ireland, Spain Drugs & Trafficking, Europol, Gang Activity, Gangs
Transnational Repression and the Reach of Sanctions: U.S. Measures Against Chinese and Hong Kong Officials On March 31, 2025, the United States sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials in response to acts of transnational repression.[1] Transnational repression is “any action taken by a... Katherine Scher 41 5 2025-04-18 China, Hong Kong, United States Sanctions
US Supreme Court Rules that Wrongly Deported Migrant Must Have Hearing and 4th Circuit Denies Government’s Emergency Stay Request On April 10, 2025, in an unsigned order, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the government to try to return a Salvadoran national and U.S. permanent resident, Abrego Garcia, whom it had... Bruce Zagaris 41 5 2025-04-18 El Salvador, United States Deportation, Human Rights
Four US Citizens Charged After DRC Coup d’état Attempt On April 9, 2025, the District of Utah unsealed a criminal complaint charging four US citizens with conspiring to conduct an illegal coup d’état against the Democratic Republic of the... Austin Wahl 41 5 2025-04-18 Congo, United States Charged with Crimes, Crimes
Council of Europe Takes a Final Step to Open a New Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law On April 8, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued an opinion on the Draft Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law.... Michael Plachta 41 5 2025-04-18 Europe Council of the European Union, Environment

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