New records raise old questions Journalist and Newsmax host Greta Van Susteren says she has obtained FBI documents and video tied to a 2010 sting operation involving Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch man long linked to Natalee Holloway’s disappearance and later convicted of murdering Stephany Flores Ramírez in Peru. According to Van Susteren, the records came after years of Freedom of Information Act efforts and help from former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. She says the materials show federal authorities mishandled a chance to arrest van der Sloot shortly before Ramírez was killed. That claim, if supported by the documents, would add another painful chapter to a case already marked by grief, unanswered questions, and official decisions that deserve careful public review. The 2010 sting and the timeline In May 2010, an intermediary working with the FBI paid van der Sloot $25,000 as part of a larger $250,000 demand for information about Holloway’s remains, according to prior reporting by NPR. The payment reportedly included $10,000 in cash and a $15,000 wire transfer. The information van der Sloot gave was false. Federal prosecutors did not charge him with extortion and wire fraud until June 3, 2010. By then, Ramírez had…

The Diaper Story That Fueled a Protest The public first heard a very tidy tale: Martin Soto, a 31-year-old Peruvian national, was supposedly arrested by ICE agents on February 1 while buying diapers for his child. The claim came from his wife, Gabriela Soto, and it quickly became the kind of story activists and sympathetic media outlets know how to package. A father, diapers, handcuffs, and immigration officers make a ready-made outrage kit. By May, Gabriela was leading a hunger strike tied to Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where she said detainees were facing bad food, poor sanitation, gas fumes, and weak medical care. Claims Inside Delaney Hall Went National Gabriela Soto told NJ.com that detainees were being served meals contaminated with worms and mold, and she said her goal was not only to free her husband but every detainee in the facility. She also said she saw her husband resisting as guards forced him into a van while he was handcuffed. The protests then spread into broader demonstrations against ICE tactics and the Trump administration’s deportation policies. She also set up a GoFundMe for her family while Soto was in custody. As usual, the…