Reuters/Leah Millis Critics are seizing on President Donald Trump’s executive order that ends family separation for migrants and instead seeks to detain entire families together if they cross the border illegally. The Trump administration will have to amend an existing legal agreement known as the Flores settlement, which bars the government from detaining children longer […]
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Florida man ends up in jail after asking police to test ‘low quality’ meth & bust his drug dealer
In a reckless attempt to take revenge on his drug dealer for selling him methamphetamine of unsatisfactory quality, a 49-year-old man in Florida contacted the police to have the substance tested and to press formal charges. Unhappy with the quality of the drugs sold to him by his dealer, and having suffered an allergic reaction […]
A migrant father separated from his wife and child at the US-Mexico border had a breakdown at a Texas jail and took his own life
Reuters/Adrees Latif A Honduran man reportedly took his own life inside a Texas jail last month, one day after he was separated from his wife and child at the US-Mexico border. His death came shortly after the Trump administration began implementing its “zero-tolerance” policy at the border, which criminally prosecutes migrants who cross illegally, and […]
Foreign travel checklist: Can your prescription drugs land you in jail? FCO latest advice
Foreign Office travel advice is to check local laws before travelling as some medicines – even perfectly innocuous ones by UK standards – might well be illegal in that country, potentially leading to deportation or detention. Even basic pharmacy medicines such as Vicks and Sudafed could land British tourists in very hot water – both […]
US teacher faces 6 months in jail for feeding live puppy to turtle in front of students
A science teacher in Idaho, who fed a sick puppy to a turtle in front of his students, has been accused of animal cruelty and faces a possible six-month prison sentence, as well as a fine of $ 5,000, if found guilty of misdemeanor. Robert Crosland of Preston Junior High School was charged on Friday, […]
Tommy Robinson supporters threaten judge behind ex-EDL leader’s jail term
Tommy Robinson fans are lashing out at the media and Judge Geoffrey Marson QC, who sentenced him to 13 months in jail. Marson has been called a “traitor”, “pedophile” and some have demanded his address be made public. It is understood that police are acting on several threats made on social media against Marson, including […]
Inside the remarkable story of how an American man was freed from jail in Venezuela with the help of a senator’s backchannel and a man known as ‘Dracula’
Alex Brandon/AP American Joshua Holt was released from a Venezuelan prison two years after arriving in South America to marry a Mormon he met online. He was surprisingly released after GOP Senator Bob Corker arrived in Caracas and newly reelected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro handed Holt over. Corker’s Latin American aide was assisted by a […]
Danish citizen convicted under Malaysia’s fake news law, will spend a month in jail for YouTube video
A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news. Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, 46, was charged with spreading false news after he posted a video on YouTube accusing police of taking 50 minutes to […]
Trump lashes out again at ‘slimeball’ Comey, suggests he should go to jail
Associated Press/Susan Walsh President Donald Trump launched into an angry tweetstorm on Sunday morning about former FBI Director James Comey and his upcoming memoir. Comey’s first interview, with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, is set to air Sunday evening. Trump called Comey a “slimeball” again and suggested he go to jail. President Donald Trump fired off […]
Kodi crackdown – Biggest EVER illegal streaming jail sentence handed out
Kodi continues to surge in popularity, but users of illegal add-ons have been put on alert after a major jail sentence was handed out in the courts. Research has suggested Kodi – which offers access to thousands of channels – is being used in more than five million UK homes. Kodi software is not illegal, […]
