A federal appeals court has blocked an attempt by the Trump Administration to move an unidentified detainee out of the U.S. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit blocked the Trump administration from transferring an unidentified United States citizen, accused of fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, to another country. Read More…
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U.S. Judge Rules Trump Administration Must Provide Detained American With Legal Counsel
While the Trump administration attempts to strip the citizenship of an American citizen who has been held for more than 3 months, a federal judge has ruled he must be given access to a lawyer. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must provide a lawyer to an American citizen who is currently Read More…
Federal Government Continues To Argue In Favor Of Indefinitely Detaining An American Citizen
On Monday a federal judge challenged the U.S. government to justify the continued imprisonment of an American citizen who has been denied access to a lawyer for over three months. Washington D.C. – U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has expressed skepticism and frustration over the U.S. government’s arguments for detaining an American citizen for three months. Read More…