05-02-2023

Drew Juen

05-02-2023

Articles

Ex-officer Thao convicted of aiding George Floyd’s killing

A former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd has been convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter. Tou Thao, who already had been convicted in federal court of violating Floyd's civil rights, was the last of four former officers.

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U.S. planning to send 1,500 more troops to southern border

The Biden administration is planning to send 1,500 more active-duty troops temporarily to the southern border to assist agents ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum, three U.S. officials said Tuesday. The move comes as Title 42, the public health law that permits the U.S. to deny asylum and migrations.

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