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Law Enforcement
Times Square machete attack suspect indicted on terrorism charges
(CNN) Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, was indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges, including several terrorism charges, prosecutors announced. Bickford now faces three counts of attempted […]
Immigration
Asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries disproportionately imprisoned at Texas border
(LA Times) Each time he escaped danger on the journey that would eventually bring him to California, Shamsuddin Shams made sure to video-chat with his mother. She liked it that way — to not only hear his voice but see his face, […]
Legal
Terrorism peace bond imposed on Edmonton woman who travelled to Islamic State, may have received military training
(Edmonton Journal) An Alberta woman who travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State has agreed to a terrorism peace bond, admitting she received military training and applied to join an ISIS battalion before surrendering to Syrian forces. Aimee Lucia Vasconez […]