US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists said Monday, after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Rayhan Asat,…

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    Natalee Holloway’s Killer Joran Van der Sloot Harms Himself in Prison: Report – National Enquirer

    Natalee Holloway’s Killer Joran Van der Sloot Harms Himself in Prison: Report – National Enquirer

    ROGER L. WOLLENBERG/UPI/Newscom/The Mega Agency; Mega Joran Van der Sloot, the man who murdered Natalee Holloway, reportedly attempted suicide in prison on Saturday, December 13. The convicted killer — who is currently serving his 28-year prison sentence in Peru for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores Ramírez — was reportedly found hanging from a…

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    A picture of US Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two National Guard members who were shot in Washington on Wednesday, is honored with blue bows in Webster Springs, W.Va. on Friday.

    Afghans in US confront new hurdles

    Both Afghans as well as general asylum seekers were left reeling over the weekend after the Trump administration announced further measures to severely restrict immigration in response to the shooting on Wednesday of two National Guard troops in Washington D.C. by a gunman officials identified as a 29-year-old man from Afghanistan. West Virginia National Guard…

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