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US politics
fromwww.dw.com
8 hours ago

Afghanistan: US accuses Taliban of 'hostage diplomacy'

The US designated Afghanistan a 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention,' accusing the Taliban of holding Americans as leverage through hostage diplomacy tactics.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

Hope in Hostage-Taking and Kidnapping Incidents

Narratives shape how people process trauma and build resilience, while uncertainty from wrongful detention creates profound psychological strain that unfolds silently within families.
#immigration-enforcement
fromSCSJ
6 days ago
Social justice

U.S. Citizen Files Federal Claims After Violent Immigration Stop

US politics
fromPBS News
4 months ago

Mother speaks out after teen with disabilities mistakenly arrested in immigration raid

Federal immigration enforcement mistakenly detained more than 170 U.S. citizens, including a 15-year-old disabled boy handcuffed outside a Los Angeles high school.
Law
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

What It's Like to Be Detained by ICE as a U.S. Citizen

U.S. citizen and Iraq veteran George Retes was detained and mistreated by ICE agents, highlighting wrongful citizen arrests and challenges in holding immigration officers accountable.
Social justice
fromSCSJ
6 days ago

U.S. Citizen Files Federal Claims After Violent Immigration Stop

A U.S. citizen was wrongfully detained by immigration agents who violently removed him from his vehicle despite confirming his citizenship, prompting federal damages claims and class action litigation.
fromPBS News
4 months ago
US politics

Mother speaks out after teen with disabilities mistakenly arrested in immigration raid

US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Man Detained in Nancy Guthrie Disappearance Speaks Out Moments After He's Released: I'm Innocent!'

A man detained in connection with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance was released due to insufficient evidence and insists he is innocent.
#ice-enforcement
fromJezebel
1 month ago
US politics

ICE Mistakes an Address or Name. You End up Arrested in Your Underwear in Sub-Freezing Cold.

fromJezebel
1 month ago
US politics

ICE Mistakes an Address or Name. You End up Arrested in Your Underwear in Sub-Freezing Cold.

#ice
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The Colombian who was imprisoned in El Salvador on Trump's orders: Being tortured for four months when you're innocent is a nightmare'

Like hundreds of thousands of others, Brayan Palencia decided to migrate to the United States to financially support his family. He didn't earn much in Colombia and had a daughter to look after. He crossed the Darien Gap with an injured knee; he paid bribes to cartels in Mexico so that he would be allowed to continue his journey. Even so, he emphasizes, nothing compares to what he experienced at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the mega-prison in El Salvador built by President Nayib Bukele.
US news
US politics
fromJezebel
3 months ago

ICE Just Tried to Deport an Indigenous Woman

Leticia Jacobo, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa tribal member, was erroneously detained for deportation by Polk County Jail despite tribal ID and records proving her identity.
US politics
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
6 months ago

Trump Signs Order To Label Countries Wrongfully Holding US Citizens As Terror Sponsors

Trump signed an order allowing the US to label countries that wrongfully detain Americans as state sponsors of terrorism and impose sanctions.
US politics
fromThe Washington Post
6 months ago

Trump executive order targets nations that detain U.S. citizens

Trump issued an executive order authorizing the State Department to sanction countries that wrongfully detain U.S. citizens with penalties, export controls and travel restrictions.
fromThe Washington Post
7 months ago

U.S. prisoner returned by Venezuela in swap was convicted of 3 murders

Dahud Hanid Ortiz was convicted by a Venezuelan court for the murders of three individuals in Spain, receiving a 30-year prison sentence in 2024.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago

Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump for wrongful detention

Khalil alleges the Trump administration unlawfully imprisoned him and maliciously prosecuted him for his activism, seeking $20 million in damages for wrongful detention.
US politics
US news
fromNew York Post
9 months ago

US Air Force veteran released from Venezuela after being wrongfully detained for 6 months

Joseph St. Clair, a U.S. Air Force veteran wrongfully detained in Venezuela, has been released after months of captivity.
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