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The US government plans to begin repatriating Guatemalan children in custody, prompting legal challenges and concerns over the children's safety and due process, with a federal judge temporarily blocking the removals amid ongoing proceedings.
The U.S. has returned 26 fugitives from Mexico, including leaders of major drug cartels and terrorist organizations, facing serious federal and state charges related to drug trafficking, violence, and human smuggling, with efforts praised as part of a broader crackdown on organized crime.
Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis, previously jailed in Japan for a deadly car crash, has been released from U.S. custody after spending 537 days in detention. He was serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan for a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens, but was transferred to the U.S. under a Justice Department program. The U.S. Parole Commission ordered his release, citing the time he had already served, despite the conviction being similar to involuntary manslaughter in the U.S. Alkonis' family has maintained that the crash was an accident caused by him losing consciousness, while Japanese prosecutors alleged he fell asleep while driving.
A Navy officer serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan for a deadly car crash that killed two Japanese citizens has been transferred into U.S. custody and is being returned to the United States, according to his family. The officer's family expressed gratitude for the transfer and hopes that an impartial review of his case will recognize the "absurdity" of his conviction. The officer's family maintains that he lost consciousness due to acute mountain sickness, while Japanese prosecutors and the judge believe he fell asleep while drowsy. The officer was never medically examined by Japanese authorities.
U.S. soldier Travis King, who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea in July, has been deported by North Korea and is now back in U.S. custody. North Korea claimed that King confessed to entering the country illegally. He was first sent to China before being transferred to U.S. custody. There were no concessions made by the U.S. to secure his release. King appeared to be in good health and spirits upon his return.
An 8-year-old migrant girl, Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who died in Border Patrol custody in May could have been saved if she had received proper medical treatment, according to a government official. The girl's parents allege negligence and discrimination, stating that their pleas for help were ignored or met with skepticism. An independent federal court monitor called her death "clearly preventable" and a result of "a series of failures" by government staff and contractors. An investigation is underway, and the District Attorney in Cameron County, Texas, has launched a criminal probe into potential child neglect. The girl's parents believe they were ill-treated due to their Afro-Honduran and Black background.
A 17-year-old Honduran migrant child has died in US custody at a shelter in Safety Harbor, Florida. The White House confirmed the death and the Department of Health and Human Services has opened a medical investigation. The Honduran government has requested an investigation and if there is any responsibility, to apply the full weight of the law. The news comes amid concerns of a looming surge at the border now that Title 42 pandemic-era restrictions have expired.
A 17-year-old unaccompanied migrant child from Honduras has died in government custody in Florida, according to officials. The child was being held at a shelter used to house unaccompanied children in Safety Harbor, Florida. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged the death in a statement but provided few details about the circumstances. News of the child's death comes as the U.S. implements strict new asylum and deportation policies meant to deter illegal migration following the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-related restriction that expired at midnight on Thursday.