Syrian official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse arrested by US officials

A former Syrian military official who oversaw prisons with widespread allegations of abuse has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud. Court documents show that 72-year-old Samir Ousman al-Sheikh was arrested last week at Los Angeles International Airport. Ousman al-Sheikh was charged with immigration fraud, specifically that he denied in his U.S. visa application that he had ever ordered any political killings or carried out abuse in Syria, according to court documents.