The difference in mentality that exists between different cultures often makes understanding between people difficult. However, there are cases when such differences lead not only to everyday troubles and disappointments, but even to problems with the law. Presumption of voluntariness For example, in the United States there is...
The critical refugee situation at the US border has only worsened with the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to refugees from problem countries, Ukrainians fleeing war, as well as Russians hiding from mobilization and dictatorship, began to appear at the border. We, having decided...
The US government policy requiring asylum seekers to book appointments through the CBP One smartphone app is facing legal action from two immigrant rights groups. The publication Biometric Update told in more detail. Al Otro Lado and Haitian Bridge Alliance…
The other day, Russian opposition journalist and activist Denis Styazhkin received political asylum in the United States. This status was preceded by an escape through Mexico, more than a year of waiting in the United States, and finally a court hearing in Sacramento immigration court. About whether it is difficult for a Russian now ...
Russian citizens Sergey and Maxim fled from mobilization in October 2022. They made a daring trip in a single-engine boat from Chukotka to Alaska and asked for asylum in the United States. Now they have been released on bail, writes the Voice of America. The deposit was made by a Ukrainian priest...
A couple of Russians, 48-year-old Andrei Myakotin and 41-year-old Olga Myakotina, as well as 28-year-old Francisco Xaviera from Sinaloa, were arrested in Tijuana (Mexico) with weapons and a suitcase containing $587. They are suspected of smuggling migrants. The American Post writes about it. Mexican authorities have announced...
The protracted nature of the war, the rise in prices, the mobilization that affected many Russian families, the defeat in the Kharkiv region and the withdrawal from Kherson ... It would seem that all these factors should help even the Russians who supported the war to slow down their militaristic ardor and begin to doubt that …
Two Russians have been charged with creating a site with massive e-book piracy. The defendants operated a "Z-library" that offered free downloads of copyrighted works. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. A federal court in Brooklyn unveiled the indictment of Russian citizens Anton ...
In addition to the large number of Ukrainian refugees, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine triggered a mass exodus of Russians. No one can name the exact numbers of those who left - according to various sources, they vary from several hundred thousand to millions. The announcement of mobilization at the end of September led to…
In Norway, a Russian was once again arrested for using a drone and possibly filming the country's important infrastructure. This is the 4th case of the arrest of citizens of the Russian Federation for such violations. This time it turned out to be the son of the former head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin. He writes about it...