U.S. ending terrorist designation for Syrian rebel group now in power

The State Department said Monday it will lift Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a foreign terrorist organization, months after the group’s leader defeated the Assad regime and swept to power as Syria’s president. The change will take effect on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. The group, formerly

Judge calls DOJ’s motion to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit “meritless”

A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s motions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit over his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, calling one of the government’s motions “meritless.” She did not immediately rule on Abrego Garcia’s motion to be moved to federal custody in Maryland, pending his criminal trial in Tennessee on human trafficking charges. 

DOJ review finds Jeffrey Epstein had no “client list,” died by suicide

Washington — A Justice Department and FBI review of the investigation related to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein found that there was no “client list” or evidence that he blackmailed prominent figures, according to a memo detailing the findings. The review also concluded that Epstein died by suicide while in custody at a Manhattan correctional

U.S. to revoke protected status for immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua

The Trump administration said Monday it will soon revoke the legal immigration status of more than 70,000 immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua, its latest effort to curtail humanitarian programs that allow foreigners to stay in the U.S. temporarily. The Department of Homeland Security said it would terminate the longstanding Temporary Protected Status programs for Honduras