amnesty
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During the last amnesty in 2006, people handed over more than 12,500 blades to police without facing criminal charges - they included machetes, swords, meat cleavers, bayonets and axes.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Rodriguez, who served as Maduro's vice president, has also pushed through an amnesty law that led to the release of hundreds of political prisoners, though some 500 remain behind bars.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
She supports providing a path to amnesty and providing funds to boost the number of immigration judges, consular officers and naturalization officers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The new deal reforms the controversial Legacy Act, which had included a conditional amnesty and was strongly opposed by victims' groups and all political parties in Northern Ireland.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Rivera-Batiz studied what happened to illegal Mexican immigrants who became legal after the last national amnesty in 1986.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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