A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad,…
Los Angeles — In Los Angeles, post-election fears of deportation are running high among the estimated 1.3 million documented and undocumented immigrants living in the city. A workshop run by the L.A.-based immigrant advocacy group the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, or CHIRLA, is teaching clients about their rights if they’re confronted by federal officials. “I…
Los Angeles braces for Trump’s vow of mass deportations – CBS News Watch CBS News The Los Angeles City Council earlier this month approved an ordinance declaring itself a sanctuary city in defiance of President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plan. But post-election fears are running high in the city. Andres Gutierrez has more. Be the first…
Eva Longoria fled ‘dystopian’ America and is ‘privileged’ to now be living in Mexico and Spain with her family. The Texas born actress, who has spent her ‘whole adult life’ in California, says she feels the American ‘chapter in my life is done now’ and no longer wants to live in Los Angeles, alleging the city has been ‘changing’….
