Rioter sentenced for burning US flag, vandalism in pro-Hamas rally in DC The 25-year-old North Carolina man got four months of probation, 40 hours of community service and will have to pay $525 in restitution. May 12, 2025
Two Palestinians, 19 and 24, face up to 15 years in prison for illegal weapons They were admitted to the country on nonimmigrant visas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. May 6, 2025
Trump’s revolution at the Justice Department is long overdue Government lawyers don’t want to protect Jewish students or enforce immigration laws, and “The New York Times” and leftist Jews agree. It’s time to clean house at the DOJ. Jonathan S. Tobin May 2, 2025
Republican senators move to facilitate suing UNRWA over support for Hamas The Limiting Immunity for Assisting Backers of Lethal Extremism Act specifically targets the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. May 2, 2025
Trump admin to restore, temporarily, legal status of international students A U.S. Department of Justice attorney said the administration will reactivate records of foreign students as ICE works on a new system to review visas. April 25, 2025
Proposed meeting between Jew-hatred task force, Boston not happening “We have not been contacted by the task force regarding a follow-up meeting,” a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. April 23, 2025
Pittsburgh trio lied to US Air Force, conspired to attack synagogue, per new federal indictment The Justice Department is committed "to working alongside federal, state and local law enforcement partners to investigate crimes like these and to safeguard both the Jewish community and the public at large.” April 23, 2025
American-Israeli pleads guilty to Paycheck Protection Program fraud The defendant, who obtained more than $3.2 million in fraudulent federal loans between April 2020 and August 2022, faces up to 40 years in prison. April 16, 2025
US imposes sanctions on Iranian drone network Iran's proliferation of drones and missiles “threatens civilians, U.S. personnel and our allies,” stated U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. JNS Staff April 1, 2025