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DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of President Donald Trump.
In a Monday legal filing, the department asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a separate motion seeking to dismiss the charges against Bannon.
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In Europe, several countries have issued advisories about travel to the US
owing to stricter border scrutiny,
the detention of some visitors
and protests over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Since Trump took office,
reports have emerged from the US border of tourists being detained and interrogated,
people with work permits sent to ICE detention centres
and people being wrongly deported.
Europeans are booking fewer trips to the US,
Europe’s biggest travel operator has said,
as appetite for long-haul travel wanes and concerns linger around Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Tui, which receives most of its bookings from customers in Europe, has seen
“significantly lower demand” for travel into the US, according to its chief executive, Sebastian Ebel.
“What we do see is growing business to the Emirates and Asia,” he said.
“We also see European demand to the Caribbean, which – due to capacity – had not been the biggest priority in the past, but there we see now potential again to grow.”
The European Commission president said the bloc should complete more trade agreements around the world
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
ICE List:
The small European website exposing US immigration agents
The Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US
It started as a cheeky response on social media to the US secretary for homeland security.
Months later, however, a
Europe-based project to unmask US immigration and custom enforcement (ICE) agents has racked up millions of views and mobilised hundreds of volunteers.
Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
An Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months
despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record
says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government.
Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture”
and that the atmosphere was volatile.
“I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff.
They’re capable of anything.”
Speaking from the El Paso facility to Ireland’s RTÉ radio, Culleton implored the taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to raise his case with Donald Trump when he visits the White House next month for St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
“Just try to get me out of here and do all you can, please.
It’s an absolute torture, psychological and physical torture,” Culleton said
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