UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures Monday to deport Shabir Ahmed, a freed Rochdale grooming gang leader. Ahmed, jailed for 22 years for child sexual offenses, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago, despite being stripped of his British citizenship.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures Monday to deport Shabir Ahmed, a Rochdale grooming gang leader released from prison. Ahmed, stripped of British citizenship, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago. Pakistan reportedly refuses to accept him.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce legal measures to deport Shabir Ahmed, a freed Rochdale grooming gang leader. Ahmed, stripped of British citizenship, cannot be deported due to a 1971 law protecting Commonwealth citizens who arrived over 50 years ago. Pakistan also reportedly won't accept him.
Pakistan has told the UK it must extradite political dissidents living in Britain if it wants Islamabad to accept the deportation of convicted Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed. A Pakistani official stated the UK must "respect the issues that matter" to Pakistan, linking Ahmed's return to demands for the extradition of UK-based activists.
US authorities have charged Indian gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi and Satinderjeet Singh in connection with the 2023 assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The charges are part of a larger operation targeting international crime syndicates.
The UK government is exploring emergency legislation to deport Shabir Ahmed, the Pakistan-born ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang. Ahmed, released after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for child rape, is exempt from deportation due to a clause in the Immigration Act 1971. Ministers are considering removing these protections.
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed's release after 14 years has caused widespread fear among victims and a whistleblower, who criticize the 'weak' probation service. Despite being stripped of British citizenship, a legal loophole prevents his deportation to Pakistan, prompting political leaders to explore options to amend legislation and ensure his removal.
Sara Rowbotham, who exposed the Rochdale grooming gang, expresses fear over the impending release of leader Shabir Ahmed, citing probation service failings and his lack of remorse. His deportation to Pakistan, promised in 2012, is now barred by the Immigration Act 1971, causing concern among victims and local MPs.
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed, 73, is set for release despite being stripped of British citizenship, as a legal loophole prevents his deportation to Pakistan. The case has ignited a political storm in the UK, with calls for legislative change and promises to explore all options to remove him.
Andy Burnham, Labour leader-in-waiting, vowed to explore all options to deport Shabir Ahmed, a Rochdale grooming gang leader, whose release is imminent. Ahmed's deportation to Pakistan was blocked by a 1971 Immigration Act loophole, despite his British citizenship being stripped, causing distress to victims.
Shabir Ahmed, ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, will be released from prison this week. Despite being stripped of his British citizenship, he cannot be deported to Pakistan due to the Immigration Act 1971, leaving victims feeling unsafe.
Shabir Ahmed, a Pakistani national convicted of numerous child offenses in the UK, cannot be deported despite his British citizenship being revoked. He will be released after serving 14 years and housed in a supervised facility.
A joint US-Venezuela operation in the Venezuelan Amazon resulted in a large explosion and helicopter activity, reportedly targeting Héctor Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. This marks a significant shift in US-Venezuela relations and US military actions in the region, potentially paving the way for mining company investment.
A 39-year-old gang leader, Carlos Alberto Suastegui Villanueva, was shot dead outside an airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, by two teenage assassins who allegedly concealed their weapons in teddy bears. The incident occurred amidst a state of emergency declared by President Daniel Noboa due to a surge in drug cartel violence.
Carlos Alberto Suástegui Villanueva, a suspected leader of the Los Águilas gang, was shot dead outside Guayaquil's airport. The attack, captured on security footage, occurred a day after a state of emergency was declared in the region due to rising gang violence.
The US military has killed Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in an airstrike. President Trump announced the operation, which was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities. Guerrero Flores was a key figure in the gang's expansion and criminal activities across Latin America and beyond.
The US military has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in an airstrike. President Trump announced the operation, which he described as coordinated with Venezuelan authorities. The gang has expanded across Latin America and is involved in various criminal activities.
Héctor Guerrero Flores, alias 'Niño Guerrero' and leader of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was killed in a US-Venezuelan coordinated operation in Bolívar state. US President Donald Trump announced the successful elimination, calling the gang a 'bloody terrorist organization'. Venezuela confirmed the operation involved intelligence sharing and specialized technology.
US forces, with Venezuelan collaboration, killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as "Niño Guerrero," an infamous leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. The operation, described as a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," targeted a gang site in Venezuela's Bolivar state, underscoring a shared commitment against "narco-terrorists."
Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, was killed in a US strike in Venezuela. The US has accused the gang of widespread violence and drug dealing. Venezuela confirmed the death during a joint operation.
The leader of Venezuela's major criminal organization 'Tren de Aragua' (TdA), Niño Guerrero, was killed in a swift and lethal US military operation. Former US President Donald Trump announced the successful operation, highlighting TdA's brutality and its infiltration into the US through human trafficking and illegal immigration networks. The operation was reportedly conducted in close cooperation with Venezuela.
Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that a US military strike, under his directive, successfully eliminated "Niño Guerrero," the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. Trump criticized President Biden's border policies and highlighted his administration's efforts to combat criminal organizations.
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US military, at his direction, conducted a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as "Niño Guerrero," the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump stated the operation was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities and linked it to his anti-crime and immigration agenda.
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US military, under his direction, conducted a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" to kill Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Trump stated the operation was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities and linked it to his anti-crime and immigration agenda.
