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🇺🇸 Three Inmates Suspected in Fatal Attack on Aryan Brotherhood Member at California Prison

🇺🇸 Three California prisoners with alleged ties to organized crime are suspected of killing an Aryan Brotherhood member at Salinas Valley State Prison. Todd “Fox” Morgan, 57, of Santa Clara County, was fatally attacked with improvised weapons by Todd Givens, 56, Ray Waldron, 51, and Robert England, 61, on a prison yard shortly before 10…

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🇬🇹 Guatemala Passes Anti-Gang Law Declaring Gangs Terrorist Groups

🇬🇹 On October 22, 2025, Guatemala passed a new anti-gang law aimed at giving the government more resources to fight the groups, which are now considered terrorist organizations. The law designates the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs as terrorist groups, increases prison sentences for gang members convicted of crimes, and orders the construction of…

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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Bid to Resume Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas, siding with Venezuelans who feared they were poised for imminent removal under the sweeping wartime authority. The decision is a significant loss for Trump, who wants…

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Trump Administration Proposed Sending Up to 500 Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members to the El Salvador’s Mega-Prison

The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as the two governments sought to reach an agreement on the use of the Central American nation’s notorious mega-prison, according to emails seen by CNN. The details of the arrangement, which have not…

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US Supreme Court Halts Deportation of Detained Venezuelans

The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group ofalleged Venezuelan gang members. A civil liberties group had sued to stop the removal of the men, currently in detention in Texas, saying they had not been able to contest their cases in court. Donald Trump has sent accused…

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J.G.G., et al. v.  Donald J. Trump, et al.: Removal of Alleged Gang Members Pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

In the predawn hours of Saturday, March 15, five Venezuelan noncitizens being held in Texas by the Department of Homeland Security sought emergency relief in this Court. They justifiably feared that, in a matter of hours, they might be removed from the country pursuant not to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, but instead…

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