extradition
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When the British government authorized 38 new criminal charges against the Tates and submitted an updated extradition request to the Justice Department, the White House’s calculation was simple.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Russians' lawyers had previously requested their extradition to Russia under bilateral co-operation agreements.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The US Marshals confirmed to the BBC that the Tates had been taken into custody, while a US Department of Justice spokesperson said the arrests were "pursuant to extradition proceedings".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
Most important, he had no intention of leaving Iceland, because of the threat of extradition to the United States.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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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
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
In Peru, all extraditions must be approved by the president.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023
A year earlier, a bill in Hong Kong that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China had set off months of protests.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
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