Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian national Nikhil Gupta has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to participating in a plot to assassinate a U.S.-based Sikh separatist leader in New York City, in a case that has drawn significant diplomatic attention between India and the United States, the Department of Justice said. Gupta, also known as “Nick,” admitted guilt to three charges: murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, before U.S. Ma…
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Los Angeles, Jan 28 (IANS) A US federal judge has ordered Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to appear in court on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with multiple judicial orders.In a January 26 order, Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota wrote that the court’s “patience is at an end” after ICE repeatedly failed to comply with “dozens of court orders” in recent week…
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (IANS) A US federal judge has issued an emergency order requiring federal authorities to preserve all evidence related to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident by federal immigration officers, following a lawsuit filed by Minnesota state and local agencies.Judge Eric C. Tostrud of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota granted the temporary restraining order late Saturday night, after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed during an immigratio…
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release two Indian nationals, ruling that their detention without hearings likely violated constitutional due process. The orders were issued this week by the US District Court for the Eastern District of California. In both cases, the court found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to provide notice, hearings or lawful justification before holding the men in custody.In one case, Chief U…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A federal judge in California has directed US immigration officials to justify the detention of an Indian national after finding his legal challenge credible enough to proceed.The order was issued on December 24 by the US District Court for the Southern District of California, which asked the government to respond to a habeas corpus petition filed by Naveen Naveen, an Indian citizen contesting the legal basis of his continued immigration detention.In his order, the judg…