Category: abused

Former UFC Champion Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty Monday to felony attempted murder, assault and weapons charges in a case involving a man who allegedly sexually abused one of Velasquez’s children. Velasquez was charged in March in San Jose, California, after he allegedly shot at a pickup truck carrying a man…


US Considering Deferring Deportation for Some Illegal Immigrant Minors Over Abuse, Neglect Concerns

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday said they are considering deferring the deportation of illegal immigrant children who are subject to state juvenile court proceedings related to “abuse, neglect, abandonment” to better protect them. The policy update will expand the number of children in the United States who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)…