Category Archives: International Relations

U.S. Teen, Mistakenly Deported, Returns

U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently investigating how a Texas-born teenager managed to convince authorities that she was a Columbian, 21-year old illegal immigrant, which led to her deportation. Happily Jakadrien Lorece Turner returned home on Friday night …

Private Bradley Manning’s First Public Appearance

Today, the day before his 24th birthday, Private Bradley Manning made his first court and public appearance since his arrest in May 2010. You may have seen the video Pfc. Manning allegedly released to WikiLeaks, dubbed “Collateral Murders,” that features …

Supreme Court Will Rule on AZ’s Immigration Law

Today the Supreme Court granted Arizona an appeal regarding decisions made by lower courts against its Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070). The high court is expected to hear the state’s case versus the federal government’s …

Americans Arrested in Cairo, Egypt Protest

Three American students were arrested in Cairo on Monday night and remain in custody. As of this afternoon, the Associated Press reports that it is unknown whether they have been charged. The three men were allegedly found dropping fire bombs …

FBI Releases Russian Spy Footage

It seems fitting that on Halloween the FBI released videos, photographs and reports from its undercover mission “Operation Ghost Stories”. The 11-year operation ended with 10 Russian spies living in the United States and working for the Russian Foreign Intelligence …

Obama Wants to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay

As the military hearing for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is set to take place at Guantanamo Bay later this month, the Obama administration hopes to permanently close down the U.S. naval detention center before the presidential elections next year. Al-Nashiri is …

American Hikers Released from Iranian Prison

Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer returned home Sunday after being held in an Iranian prison for 781 days. They, along with Sarah Shourd, were detained in July 2009 during a hiking trip around the Ahmed Awa waterfall, Iraq. Iranian authorities …