arrest

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He was arrested in Australia at the request of the U.S. government and extradited to Los Angeles in January.

From Los Angeles Times

Pereira was arrested in his room at an asylum hotel in Uxbridge, west London, and told officers about his "long and tireless battle with the Home Office to try to attain asylum", said the prosecutor.

From BBC

He also survived the 2022-2023 "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement sparked by the death in custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women.

From Barron's

He said his father's arrest last year was due to a misunderstanding with police officers.

From BBC

Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that 25 of the 30 defendants named in a newly unsealed indictment had been arrested by federal agents, with "more to come".

From BBC