An immigrant who “pled guilty to receiving stolen property” was ordered to be removed from the United States by an immigration judge. However, under the United Nations’ Convention Against Torture, an immigrant shall not be extradited to another country “where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be…
President Trump Warns Minneapolis Looters Will Be Shot
May 29, 2020
Addressing the ongoing riots and looting in Minneapolis, President Trump tweeted that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. Riots have erupted in Minnesota and across the United States in response to the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. It has just been announced “Police officer Derek Chauvin…
President Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Prevent Online Censorship
May 28, 2020
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to prevent online platforms from “engaging in selective censorship” which the President says is “harming our national discourse”. Such “selective censorship” is referenced, by President Trump in the Order, as including Twitter’s choosing to place a warning label “on certain tweets in a…
China Passes Hong Kong National Security Legislation
May 28, 2020
The People’s Republic of China has passed legislation for “establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanism” of Hong Kong, in order to “safeguard national security”. Chinese Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu commented how this law will “uphold and improve the “one country, two systems” system” and is in the…