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Federal Hate Crime Prosecutions, 2005-19

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From the Document: "From October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2019, U.S. attorneys investigated a total of 1,864 suspects in matters involving violations of federal hate crime statutes. Federal prosecutors referred 17% of the suspects for prosecution. The number of hate crime matters investigated fell 8%, from 647 during 2005-09 (129 per year) to 597 during 2015-19 (119 per year). During the most recent 5-year period of 2015-19, nearly half (48%) of the 597 suspects investigated for a hate crime were referred to U.S. attorneys for Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA) violations. This report uses data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Federal Justice Statistics Program to describe criminal prosecutions over federal hate crimes from 2005 to 2019."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2021-07
Federal Justice Statistics, 2017-2018

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From the Document: "Federal arrests increased by 53,763 from fiscal year (FY) 2017 to FY 2018, reaching their highest level in 25 years at 195,771 arrests. This marked the first rise in federal arrests since they dropped 25% from a former high of 188,164 arrests in 2013 to 142,008 arrests in 2017. Of the 372,354 persons under federal correctional control at fiscal year-end 2018, 60% were in secure confinement and 40% were under community supervision. This was similar to fiscal year-end 2017, when 372,531 persons were under federal correctional control (59% in secure confinement and 41% supervised in the community). This report describes persons processed by the federal criminal justice system."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2021-04
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018 (Revised January 27, 2021)

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"This report highlights trends in federal arrests and prosecutions by the country of citizenship of persons processed through the federal criminal justice system. It shows changes from 1998 through 2018. The report provides statistics on law enforcement and prosecutions along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as in non-border areas. It shows the number of suspects arrested and prosecuted for both immigration and non-immigration offenses, including by their citizenship status. It details activities for all 94 federal judicial districts, while also separately detailing activities for the 5 districts along the U.S.-Mexico border."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2021-01-27
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [Updated November 15, 2019]

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From the Summary: "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats by hosting U.S. military personnel at UAE military facilities and buying sophisticated U.S. military equipment, including missile defenses and combat aircraft. The alliance with the United States is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, is succeeded by his younger brother and de-facto UAE leader Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan. With ample financial resources and a U.S. armed and advised military, the UAE has increasingly asserted itself in the region."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2019-11-15
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [Updated November 1, 2019]

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From the Summary: "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats by hosting U.S. military personnel at UAE military facilities and buying sophisticated U.S. military equipment, including missile defenses and combat aircraft. The alliance with the United States is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, is succeeded by his younger brother and de-facto UAE leader Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2019-11-01
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [Updated August 19, 2019]

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From the Summary: "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats by hosting U.S. military personnel at UAE military facilities and buying sophisticated U.S. military equipment, including missile defenses and combat aircraft. The alliance with the United States is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, is succeeded by his younger brother and de-facto UAE leader Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2019-08-19
Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018

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"This report highlights trends in federal arrests and prosecutions by the country of citizenship of persons processed through the federal criminal justice system. It shows changes from 1998 through 2018. The report provides statistics on law enforcement and prosecutions along the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as in non-border areas. It shows the number of suspects arrested and prosecuted for both immigration and non-immigration offenses, including by their citizenship status. It details activities for all 94 federal judicial districts, while also separately detailing activities for the 5 districts along the U.S.-Mexico border."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2019-08
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [Updated May 3, 2019]

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From the Summary: "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats by hosting about 5,000 U.S. military personnel at UAE military facilities under a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA). The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment, including sophisticated missile defenses, and it reportedly wants to buy the F35 combat aircraft. The alliance is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, is succeeded by his younger brother and de-facto UAE leader Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2019-05-03
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [Updated February 13, 2019]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats by hosting about 5,000 U.S. military personnel at UAE military facilities under a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA). The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment, including sophisticated missile defenses, and it reportedly wants to buy the F35 combat aircraft. The alliance is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, leaves the scene and his younger brother, Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid, inevitably becomes UAE president."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2019-02-13
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [December 27, 2018]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security, helping to address multiple regional threats, particularly that posed by Iran. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect. The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment, including sophisticated missile defenses, and it reportedly wants to buy the F-35 combat aircraft. The alliance is expected to continue after UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, who suffered an incapacitating stroke in January 2014, leaves the scene and his younger brother, Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayid, inevitably assumes formal power as UAE president."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2018-12-27
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [October 25, 2018]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats, particularly that posed by Iran. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect. The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment, including the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States. Its partnership with the United States has enhanced UAE military capabilities to the point where the UAE is increasingly asserting itself in the region, both militarily and politically. The UAE is part of a Saudi-led military effort to pressure the Iran-backed Zaidi Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, an effort to which the United States provides logistical support. Alongside U.S. special operations forces, UAE forces also are combatting Al Qaeda's affiliate in that country. In recent years, UAE forces have used several bases in East African countries to train allied forces and facilitate UAE operations in Yemen. The UAE is supporting an anti-Islamist commander in eastern Libya who thus far has not agreed to join a unified political structure."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2018-10-25
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [June 22, 2018]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a bilateral defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect. The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment, including the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States, demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network. As the UAE has gained capability to project force, it has increasingly asserted itself in the region. The UAE is part of a Saudi-led military effort to pressure the Iran-backed Zaidi Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, an effort to which the United States provides logistical support. In partnership with U.S. special operations forces, UAE forces also are combatting Al Qaeda's affiliate in that country. In recent years, UAE forces have used several bases in East African countries to train allied forces and facilitate UAE operations in Yemen. The UAE is supporting an anti-Islamist commander in eastern Libya who thus far has not agreed to join a unified political structure."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2018-06-22
Federal Prosecution of Human-Trafcking Cases, 2015

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"A total of 1,923 criminal suspects were referred to U.S. attorneys for human-trafficking offenses in fiscal year 2015 (figure 1). This was a 41% increase from a total of 1,360 suspects referred in 2011. The number of suspects prosecuted for human trafficking increased from 729 in 2011 to 1,049 in 2015, a 44% increase."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark; Snyder, Howard N.

2018-06
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [April 10, 2018]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect. The UAE is a significant buyer of U.S. military equipment and it was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense)), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network. As the UAE has gained capability to project force, it has increasingly asserted itself in the region. The UAE is part of a Saudi-led military effort to counter the Iran-backed Zaidi Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, an effort to which the United States provides logistical support. In partnership with U.S. special operations forces, UAE forces are combatting Al Qaeda's affiliate in that country. In recent years, UAE forces have been deployed to several bases in East African countries to train allied forces and facilitate UAE operations in Yemen. The UAE is supporting a rebel military commander in Libya who is acting counter to U.N. and U.S. efforts to forge a unified political structure there."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2018-04-10
Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress [March 14, 2018]

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"The 115th Congress has continued to debate the role of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the Western Hemisphere and its utility for advancing U.S. objectives in the region. The United States helped found the OAS in 1948 to establish a multilateral forum in which the nations of the hemisphere could engage one another and address issues of mutual concern. In subsequent decades, OAS decisions often reflected U.S. policy as other member states sought to maintain close relations with the dominant economic and political power in the hemisphere. This was especially true during the early Cold War period, when the United States was able to secure OAS support for initiatives that were controversial in the region, such as a 1962 resolution to exclude Cuba from active participation as a result of its association with the communist bloc. OAS actions again aligned closely with U.S. policy in the 1990s following the end of the Cold War as a result of strong consensus among member states in support of initiatives designed to liberalize markets and strengthen democratic governance."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Meyer, Peter J.; Motivans, Mark

2018-03-14
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [January 25, 2018]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats, and benefitting from long-standing and extensive defense cooperation with the United States. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."

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Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2018-01-25
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [November 02, 2017]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats, and benefitting from long-standing and extensive defense cooperation with the United States. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2017-11-02
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [August 18, 2017]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats, and benefitting from longstanding and extensive defense cooperation with the United States. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2017-08-18
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [June 28, 2017]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats. As the UAE has become increasingly capable of projecting force, it has in some cases acting independently or in concert primarily with other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman). The UAE's ability to act in the region has benefitted from extensive defense cooperation with the United States. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2017-06-28
Federal Justice Statistics, 2013-2014

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"Federal arrests decreased from 188,164 in fiscal year 2013 to 165,265 in fiscal year 2014. Arrests by federal law enforcement more than doubled between 1994 (80,450) and 2013, and then declined by 12% from 2013 to 2014 (figure 1). [...] This report describes defendants processed at each stage of the federal justice system: arrest, investigation and prosecution, pretrial detention, adjudication and sentencing, corrections, and supervision in the community. Data are from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP). The FJSP collects, standardizes, and reports on administrative data received from six federal justice agencies: the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, the BOP, and the U.S. Sentencing Commission."

United States. Department of Justice; United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2017-03
Federal Justice Statistics, 2014 - Statistical Tables

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"This report describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in U.S. district court, and characteristics of federal prisoners and offenders under federal supervision. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), which collects comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system and annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases."

United States. Department of Justice; United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2017-03
Federal Justice Statistics, 2013 - Statistical Tables

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"This report describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in U.S. district court, and characteristics of federal prisoners and offenders under federal supervision. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), which collects comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system and annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases."

United States. Department of Justice; United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2017-03
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [February 28, 2017]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has expanded in recent years to address multiple regional threats. As the UAE has become increasingly capable of projecting force, it has in some cases acting independently or in concert primarily with its allies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman). The UAE's ability to act in the region has benefitted from extensive U.S.-UAE defense cooperation. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2017-02-28
Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress [August 22, 2016]

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"The Organization of American States (OAS) is the oldest multilateral regional organization in the world. It was founded in 1948 by the United States and 20 Latin American nations to serve as a forum for addressing issues of mutual concern. Over time, the organization expanded to include all 35 independent countries of the Western Hemisphere (though Cuba currently does not participate). The organization's areas of focus have also shifted over time, evolving in accordance with the priorities of its member states. Today, the OAS concentrates on four broad objectives: democracy promotion, human rights protection, economic and social development, and regional security cooperation. It carries out a wide variety of activities to advance these goals, often providing policy guidance and technical assistance to member states."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Meyer, Peter J.; Motivans, Mark

2016-08-22
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [August 16, 2016]

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"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has expanded in recent years to address multiple regional threats. However, UAE regional policy is becoming increasingly assertive, in some cases not necessarily acting in concert with the United States but rather with some allies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman). The UAE's assertiveness might reflect doubts about the U.S. security commitment to the GCC states after the United States negotiated the July 2015 comprehensive nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) with Iran."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2016-08-16
Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress [June 30, 2015]

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From the summary: "The Organization of American States (OAS) is the oldest multilateral regional organization in the world. It was founded in 1948 by the United States and 20 Latin American nations to serve as a forum for addressing issues of mutual concern. Over time, the organization expanded to include all 35 independent countries of the Western Hemisphere (though Cuba currently does not participate). The organization's areas of focus have also shifted over time, evolving in accordance with the priorities of its member states. Today, the OAS concentrates on four broad objectives: democracy promotion, human rights protection, economic and social development, and regional security cooperation. It carries out a wide variety of activities to advance these goals, often providing policy guidance and technical assistance to member states."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Meyer, Peter J.; Motivans, Mark

2015-06-30
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [June 24, 2015]

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"The UAE has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has deepened further in the course of U.S.-led efforts to pressure Iran to agree to strict limits on its nuclear program and to try to defeat the Islamic State organization. Under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA), about 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, particularly the large Al Dhafra air base. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to assemble a coordinated regional missile defense network against Iran. The UAE has a long-standing territorial dispute with Iran and has implemented economic sanctions against it, even though doing so has adversely affected some of the UAE's large and politically influential trading community. Suggesting continued wariness of Iranian ambitions in the Gulf, the UAE has sought U.S. assurances that the United States will maintain its commitment to Gulf security. Regionally, the UAE has become increasingly assertive against extremist Islamic organizations, to the point of undertaking even some unilateral military action in post-Qadhafi Libya. The UAE has joined U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria; financially assisted the military-led government of Egypt that ousted the elected Islamist president in 2013; supported moderate Islamist rebel groups in Syria; and worked against other Muslim Brotherhood-related organizations in the region such as Hamas."

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Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2015-06-24
United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [March 23, 2015]

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"Regionally, the UAE [United Arab Emirates] has become increasingly assertive against extremist Islamic organizations, to the point of undertaking even some unilateral military action in post-Qadhafi Libya. This UAE policy has led it to join U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria; to financially assist the military-led government of Egypt that ousted the elected Islamist president in 2013; to support moderate Islamist rebel groups in Syria; and to work against other Muslim Brotherhood-related organizations in the region such as Hamas. […] On domestic politics and human rights issues, the UAE's relatively open borders and economy have won praise from advocates of expanded freedoms in the Middle East. However, the social tolerance has not translated into significant political change; the country remains under the control of a small circle of leaders who allow citizen participation primarily through traditional methods of consensus-building. […] Very few policy changes are anticipated should UAE President Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan leave the scene unexpectedly. He suffered a stroke on January 24, 2014, leaving his younger brother Shaykh Mohammad bin Zayid, who already had substantial governing responsibilities, in charge. President Khalifa has not appeared at recent major events, such as the 2014 iteration of the annual GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] summit (December 2014), and the extent of his current governing role is likely limited. The UAE is considered among the wealthiest countries in the world because of the ratio between its government revenues and small population requiring services. It has received no U.S. foreign aid since FY2011, and the aid that has been provided has been minimal but targeted."

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark

2015-03-23
Federal Justice Statistics, 2011-2012

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From the Summary: "The number of federal arrests declined from 179,034 in 2010 to 172,248 in 2012. The decline in arrests was due to decreases across several offense types, including property (down 3,381), drug (down 2,786), and supervision violations (down 2,607). During this period, arrests for immigration offenses increased by 3,203. Illegal immigration (50%) was the most common arrest offense in 2012, followed by drug (15%) and supervision (13%) violations. From 2010 to 2012, arrests for regulatory offenses increased from 266 to 300 (average annual increase of 6%). Sex offense arrests increased at the next fastest rate (up 3% per year), followed by immigration offenses (up 2%). During this period, fraud offenses (down 10% per year) declined the most, followed by other property (down 6%) and supervision (down 5%) offenses. The five federal judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border (California Southern, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Western, and Texas Southern) accounted for 60% of all federal arrests in 2012, up from 45% of all arrests in 2006 (map 1) (see Federal Justice Statistics, 2010, NCJ [National Criminal Justice] 239913, BJS [Bureau of Justice Statistics] web, December 2013). In 2012, these five districts also accounted for 53% of suspects investigated by U.S. attorneys, 54% of suspects detained prior to trial, 39% of defendants convicted, and 41% of offenders sentenced to federal prison."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2015-01
Federal Justice Statistics, 2012 - Statistical Tables

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"This report describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, defendants adjudicated and sentenced in U.S. district court, and characteristics of federal prisoners and offenders under federal supervision. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP), which collects comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system and annual data on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. The data presented in these tables were collected from the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons."

United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Motivans, Mark

2015-01

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