extradition
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The brothers, who are being held in federal detention, appeared before a magistrate in Miami on Monday, where a lawyer representing them said they would fight their extradition to the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Speaking outside the court after the hearing, a lawyer for the brothers said they would fight extradition.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The UK and the US are parties to treaty that allows the extradition of people in relation to alleged offences punishable under laws in both countries by at least one year in prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They were arrested on an extradition request from the U.K., according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
At that time I hadn’t seen the suspects—just examined their possessions and arranged the extradition waivers.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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The two men remain in Serbia and the US is co-ordinating with Serbian officials regarding their pending extraditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
These are not extraditions, because these folks are not being sought by El Salvador on any charges there, and certainly have not gone through any extradition process.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2025
But Swedish courts have blocked other extraditions, and Swedish officials have said that they cannot override their country’s free-speech protections.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
Months later, the British government enacted policies that “made similar extraditions extremely difficult,” according to the Nelson Hackett Project, a digital work of public scholarship helmed by the University of Arkansas Humanities Center.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
A Paris court also had ruled against their extraditions, and the decision was appealed last year.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
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