Iran plot warning, immigration detention ruling, Jordan manhunt, Eagle's Nest fire, Brewers win Game 1
A U.S. intelligence memo warns Iranian plots against Americans have reached advanced stages, the full Fifth Circuit upholds no-bond immigrant detention, Jordan hunts gunmen after a church funeral attack, fire engulfs Germany's Eagle's Nest, and the Brewers take World Series Game 1.
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton sent an unclassified memo Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, copying CIA Director John Ratcliffe, saying Iran has "substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel" and that lethal plotting against U.S. citizens has "reached advanced stages in both the Middle East and certain other countries." The memo does not name specific targets or countries, or say whether attacks may be imminent. U.S. officials confirmed it is authentic; Axios first reported it. It follows the State Department's order for non-emergency U.S. government staff to leave Saudi Arabia.
U.S. officials sayThe memo says Iranian lethal plotting against U.S. citizens has reached advanced stages; a U.S. official said the government constantly evaluates new information about the security environment when deciding embassy staffing.
IranNo response from Iran to the memo was reported in the coverage we reviewed.
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday, in a split decision, that immigrants who entered the U.S. without lawful admission have no constitutional right to a bond hearing while held during deportation proceedings, upholding a Trump administration mandatory detention policy. Judge Cory Wilson wrote the majority opinion; seven judges dissented. The case involved three men who had each lived in the U.S. for more than a decade. Nine of 11 federal appeals courts to address the policy have ruled against the administration, and the Supreme Court agreed earlier this month to hear a related case.
Supporters sayHomeland Security General Counsel James Percival called the ruling a "Big win" for a principle he said Congress codified in 1996; the majority wrote that "due process does not entitle them to additional proceedings."
Opponents sayRebecca Cassler of the American Immigration Council, who represents the three men, called the ruling "an affront to the U.S. Constitution"; dissenting judges said detention without a hearing implicates a fundamental interest in freedom from physical restraint.
Jordanian authorities are still searching for the gunmen who opened fire Friday during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate, killing seven people and wounding dozens. No group has claimed responsibility. King Abdullah II called it a terrorist act and vowed the harshest penalties. The U.S. Embassy in Amman said security has been stepped up at malls, foreign embassies and other locations across Jordan and urged U.S. citizens to stay alert at locations publicly associated with the United States.
A fire broke out Friday evening at the Kehlsteinhaus, known as the Eagle's Nest, a mountain house above Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany, built in the Nazi era for Nazi officials and their guests, including Adolf Hitler. About 200 firefighters and emergency personnel fought it through the night. Police detained a suspect near the scene and are investigating whether that person is connected to the fire. No injuries were reported. The building, owned by the state of Bavaria, has been a mountain restaurant since 1952; the extent of the damage is not yet known.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Christian Yelich hit an RBI triple in the first inning for the game's first run. In the ninth, the Rays loaded the bases with one out and scored after a replay review overturned a double play, before Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca to end the game. Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven series 1-0 and is three wins from its first World Series title.
