Mr Kaleel had previously entered a ‘no contest’ plea in 2016 to a charge of committing a lewd act on a teenage student, but later fought to withdraw that plea upon realising the immigration consequences.
The USS Gerald R Ford joins a sprawling build-up that has fuelled speculation the Trump Administration intends to dramatically escalate its anti-drug campaign.
There were heated scenes at the UN climate talks as protesters, some dressed in the garb of Brazilian indigenous groups, attempted to storm the summit being held in Brazil.
Senator Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday, pledging to repair relations with Washington and curb spending to address the deepest economic crisis in four decades.
Crowds spilled into the streets of Ecuador’s capital of Quito, burning tyres, blocking roads and facing off against police officers who responded with volleys of tear gas.
The Pentagon has backtracked on suggestions Richard Marles did not meet US counterpart Pete Hegseth in Washington this week, just hours after calling the encounter ‘happenstance’.
The attack on the South American leader’s motorcade comes as a corruption scandal threatens to entangle his inner circle, including his sister and chief of staff.