Author: Antoine Sánchez

– 202403Boston Marathon Bombing 54726

A federal appeals court has directed the judge who presided over the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to look into the defense's claims of juror bias and decide whether his death sentence should be upheld. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston did not revoke Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Defense attorneys had requested this while alleging bias by two jurors who served on the jury that convicted Tsarnaev for his involvement in the 2013 bombing that killed three individuals and injured hundreds near the marathon’s finish line. However, the appeals court found that the trial judge did not adequately investigate Tsarnaev's claims of juror bias, so the case was sent back to the judge for a new inquiry. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts declined to provide a statement.

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– 202403Guatemala US Immigration 06471 1

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that a Texas law granting state authorities the ability to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. Mayorkas made the statement Thursday during a joint press conference with Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo in the Guatemalan capital. Mayorkas expressed, “We firmly believe that SB4 (the Texas law) is unconstitutional as a matter of law, and we hope and trust that the courts will ultimately strike it down.” A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on the Texas law on Wednesday, but did not make a decision. The law is currently suspended.

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– 202402murphychris 020824gn01 W

Seven Democratic Senators and independent allies introduced a bill that would expand the authority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), allowing the agency to obtain judicial warrants to arrest immigrants who entered the country illegally and were charged with violent crimes. The bill comes as Democrats increase tough-on-immigration rhetoric amid a GOP focus on…

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