Viral pathogen of zoonotic origin; first identified in the SARS outbreak
Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born U.S. permanent resident, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since March. His lawyers say he is facing medical neglect in Indiana detention, including uncontrolled diabetes and weight loss, while advocates frame the detention as retaliation for pro-Palestinian advocacy. Lawmakers and civil rights groups call for his release as his health declines.
Yerlys Moreno López says ICE agents tackled her, injuring her knee during a May 19 detention in Detroit; doctors say she sustained fractures and head trauma. Her lawyers seek release over alleged medical neglect at North Lake detention. The story spans Michigan facilities and related detainee medical complaints amid ongoing scrutiny of ICE practices.
Dr Anthony Fauci has invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly while testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, refusing to answer questions about pandemic-era decisions, the origins of COVID-19 and alleged NIH-funded research in Wuhan. Chairman Sen. Rand Paul has said the committee will vote next week to hold Fauci in contempt and to refer the matter to prosecutors.
A Senate hearing has spotlighted newly released diary pages from Fauci, fueling accusations that the scientist privately contradicted public statements as lawmakers push for questioning under the Fifth Amendment; experts note the diary entries document uncertainty in early pandemic days and ongoing debates about origins and gain-of-function research.