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Recent Examples of extradition
Reality check: Most of these men live in Russia, making an actual arrest unlikely since the U.S. doesn't have an extradition treaty with the Russian government.
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Leal ultimately remained in Mexican custody for nearly five years awaiting extradition.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Beyond military operations, the U.S. sought to weaken FARC's financial networks by targeting its leaders as drug kingpins, pursuing extraditions on narcotics charges for both top leaders and mid-level operatives.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
But the current Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, rescinded the extradition request and asked former president Biden to remove Cuba from the list.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Leal ultimately remained in Mexican custody for nearly five years awaiting extradition.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Beyond military operations, the U.S. sought to weaken FARC's financial networks by targeting its leaders as drug kingpins, pursuing extraditions on narcotics charges for both top leaders and mid-level operatives.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
But the current Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, rescinded the extradition request and asked former president Biden to remove Cuba from the list.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extradition
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The news reports are that Adams sought to strike a deal with the Department of Justice — full cooperation with Trump’s deportation machine, in exchange for the dropping of federal corruption charges against him.—
Steven Choi,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Americans largely support immigration reform overall but disagree about how policies such as deportations should be carried out.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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What is realistic is that Israel maintains permanent control over millions of Palestinians who lack basic rights and, indeed, moves toward the destruction of the Palestinian people through active expulsion and death.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Palestinian people need a future built on security, justice, and coexistence—not expulsion and perpetual exile.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Tsunamis are a series of long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of water in the ocean, usually from a large earthquake on or below the ocean floor.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Palestinians have held onto their initial displacement of 1947, which involved roughly a third as many people, for nearly 80 years.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extradition. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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