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US military moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
Read full article: US military moves to try Bali bomb suspects at GuantanamoIn this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the Office of Military Commissions building used for Periodic Review Board hearings is seen, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Gen. Lloyd Austin, Biden's nominee to be secretary of defense, this week reaffirmed the intention to close Guantanamo to the Senate committee considering his nomination. The case was rejected by the Pentagon legal official known as a convening authority for reasons that aren't publicly known. Obama reduced the prisoner population but his effort to close Guantanamo was blocked by Congress, which prohibited transferring anyone from the base to the U.S. for any reason. “I believe it is time for the detention facility at Guantanamo to close its doors," he said.
KPRC Channel 2's Randy McIlvoy talks with UIL's Dr. Jamey Harrison
Read full article: KPRC Channel 2's Randy McIlvoy talks with UIL's Dr. Jamey HarrisonLast week, the University Interscholastic League announced its plans for the fall sports. Class 4A and below would begin on time, while Class 5A and 6A are slated to start a month later than they would normally. KPRC Channel 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy caught up with UIL Deputy Director Dr. Jamey Harrison recently to discuss the UIL's decision and the fluidity of the situation as we move forward. (Video courtesy of VYPE Media Partner KPRC2)
Federal immigration officials announce plans for resuming "remain in Mexico" hearings during the coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Federal immigration officials announce plans for resuming "remain in Mexico" hearings during the coronavirus pandemicAsylum seekers waited in line to get a meal provided by Team Brownsville near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico in 2019. The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced plans for how it will resume hearings for asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for immigration court hearings. The program, also called remain in Mexico, requires that most asylum seekers wait in Mexico for their court dates in front of an American immigration judges. Since the MPP program began in late 2018, more than 60,000 asylum seekers have been sent back to Mexico, including more than 20,000 in the El Paso-Ciudad Jurez area. It will likely take weeks for the criteria to resume hearings to be met.
Wedding video company denies refund after man’s fiancee dies, reportedly taunts him on wedding day on social media
Read full article: Wedding video company denies refund after man’s fiancee dies, reportedly taunts him on wedding day on social mediaFiancé Justin Montney is now left to pick up the pieces and the financial fallout from their wedding plans that never happened. Wyatt signed a contract with a photography company called Copper Stallion Media to take their wedding video and gave them $1,800. Copper Stallion did not respond to KRDO. Copper Stallion did, however, respond to all those commends online, calling them a smear campaign and saying they don't have the money to refund him because of COVID-19. After what Justin pulled with the media stunt to try and shake us down for a refund we hope you sob and cry all day for what would have been your wedding day.