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The following is an incomplete list of notable people who have been deported from the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), handles all matters of deportation. [1]
"Political prisoner" is an inherently vague term which is most commonly applied to people persecuted for their political beliefs or for their "threat" to the government. [ 1 ] Imprisonment for mere expression of political beliefs is rare in the modern United States, because free speech and free expression are well-established in law. [ 2 ]
United States citizen, African-American activist, member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Escaped prison escapee in 1979, two years after being convicted in 1977 of the 1973 first degree murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster. [12] 1985 Walter Polovchak Soviet Union United States
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison for the sexual assault and other civil rights charges, up to 20 years in prison for falsifying records and fines of up to $250,000.
The following is a list of U.S.-based organizations that are classified as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). [1] The SPLC is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation.
Also in May, a former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting a $5,000 bribe to provide immigration paperwork to illegal border crossers, according to another complaint.
Photo provided in June 2018 by the U.S. Custom and Border Protection of the Ursula detention facility in McAllen, Texas, the United States. The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General carried out spot-checks of migrant detention centers from June 26 to 28, 2018.
Political prisoners in the United States (1 C, 16 P) V. Political prisoners in Venezuela (5 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 24 January 2025, at 00:01 (UTC). ...