Israel has filed a formal challenge to Turkey’s decision to file Red Notices against a number of Israeli officer involved in the Gaza blockade and their efforts to frustrate Turkey’s “blockade running.” Whatever your politics on the Israel/Palestine issue, this is plainly a violation of the Red Notice procedure. To
Attorney General Orders Rehearing on Chairez-Casterjon
On October 30, 2015, the Attorney General ordered rehearing of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in In the Matter of Chiarez-Casterjoin. In that decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals handed down a decision on the categorical rule which noted that a statute is not divisible under Descamps if
Interpol Announces Reform to Red Notice Procedure to Protect Refugees
© On May19, 2015, Interpol spokepersons announced major reforms in its process of handling Red Notices and how they were applied to Refugees: This announcement took place at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of Europe or “PACE.” FAIR (a European human rights organization) is largely responsible
Silva-Trevino RIP: 2008-2015
In 2008, then Attorney General Mulkasey issued an Michael Mulkasey issued a troubling decision called In the Matter of Silva-Trevino, Attorney General Michael Mukasey. This decision ignored nearly a century’s worth of case law and drastically expanded an immigration adjudicator’s decision to delve in the underlying facts of a non-citizen’s criminal
Interpol Drops Red Notice for Ex-Georgian Justice Minister
Interpol has withdrawn ‘red notice’ for Georgia’s ex-justice minister Zurab Adeishvili, who is wanted by Tbilisi for number of criminal charges. His allies believe the charges are politically motivated According to the Georgian website civil.ge: “On April 9, 2015 the Georgian chief prosecutor’s office was notified by Interpol general secretariat that
International Court of Justice Issues Red Notice for Qaddafi’s Son
The International Criminal Court at the Hague has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of Prime Minister Qadaffi. According to the Israeli paper Arutz Sheva, the notice was also issued for his son (and presumptive heir) Seif al-Islam. Also being sought on charges of war crimes is Libya’s former intelligence