New York High Schooler Arrested by ICE at Court
A Venezuelan high school student in New York was detained by federal authorities at an immigration court hearing. Dylan, a student at Ellis Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, was detained on May 21 after attending a routine immigration court hearing regarding his asylum application, Chalkbeat reported. “Dylan Josue Lopez Contreras is an illegal alien from […]
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Family Arrested by US Border Agents While Trying to Relocate to Canada
The mother of a family of four undocumented immigrants who were arrested by U.S. Border agents while fleeing to Canada has told Newsweek they spent more than two weeks in a locked windowless cell. “My four-year-old would wake up crying. She dreamed of running free in the park and going to McDonald’s,” Aracely told Newsweek. […]
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Florida Man Arrested After Making Death Threats Against Trump: Police
A Florida man has been arrested, accused of posting threats against President Donald Trump on social media. Glen DeCicco of Jupiter, age unknown at the time of publication, now faces charges of “making written threats to kill,” according to a statement from the Jupiter Police Department. The Context Law enforcement is taking threats against Trump […]
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American Man Arrested for Trying to Give Coca-Cola to Isolated Tribe
A 24-year-old American citizen has been arrested in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, around 400 miles west of Myanmar in the Andaman Sea, for allegedly breaching strict laws that protect North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world’s last uncontacted and highly isolated indigenous tribes. Why It Matters North Sentinel Island is off-limits to […]
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Trump Supporter Arrested for Firing Stun Gun at Tesla Protest
A pro-Donald Trump influencer was arrested on Saturday for using a Taser-like object on protestors at an anti-Tesla event in Berkeley, California. Ricardo Ruiz, 33, was arrested at the scene after allegedly using the weapon to ward off protesters who he said had pulled his hair. Newsweek contacted the Berkeley Police Department for more information […]
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Why Was Duterte Arrested? Ex-Philippines Leader in ICC Custody
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Liam Payne Death Update: Three People Arrested As Singer’s Body Flown To UK
A friend of Liam Payne, a Buenos Aires hotel employee, and an alleged drug dealer have been arrested in the former One Direction singer’s death. The charges come after authorities conducted nine raids following the 31-year-old’s fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel, located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, […]
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