Trump admin. fires 2 prosecutors who opposed charges against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, source says

[ad_1] The Trump administration fired two federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia who voiced opposition to the criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a high-ranking Justice Department source familiar with the matter told CBS News. Kristin Bird and Elizabeth Yusi were terminated Friday from their posts as assistant U.S. attorneys…

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Treatment of Venezuelan migrants held at Salvadoran prison at U.S. request amounted to “arbitrary detention” and “torture,” report argues

[ad_1] A report released Wednesday by human rights groups determined that the deportation and treatment of more than 200 Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador for months at the request of the U.S. amounted to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance under international law. The investigation, by the groups Human Rights Watch and Cristosal, found the…

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