Christopher Leroy Collings, 49, was executed in Missouri for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, dying by lethal injection at the Potosi Correctional Center. Collings, the 23rd inmate executed in the U.S. this year, expressed remorse in a final statement, while Governor Michael Parson affirmed the justice of his sentence. Collings kidnapped and killed Rowan Ford in 2007, denying intent to kill but being found guilty of rape and murder, with his brain abnormality and childhood abuse cited in his unsuccessful clemency petition.
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‘Have mercy’: Families plead as migrants arrested at routine DHS check-ins
Ambar anxiously awaited her husband Jaen's release from an immigration facility in Manhattan, fearing he would be taken away in handcuffs. Despite her pleas, Jaen was detained by agents and faced expedited removal, raising concerns about the treatment of migrants during check-ins with immigration authorities. Jaen's lawyer indicated that he had pending asylum and parole requests, while Ambar and their daughter Aranza were left distressed and separated, reflecting the broader challenges faced by migrant families...
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