Matt Rivers

2 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Matt Rivers |Laura Romero

Authorities deported more than 200 alleged gang members without due process. ByMatt Rivers and Laura RomeroMervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez was sent to El Salvador by the U.S. Courtesy Mercedes YamarteMervin Jose Yamarte Fernandez, who worked day and night at a tortilla factory in Dallas, was hoping to return to Venezuela soon to be with his six-year-old daughter, his mother Mercedes Yamarte told ABC News. But that would never happen.

4 weeks ago | thepulseofnh.com | Matt Rivers |Dragana Jovanovic |David Brennan |Nasser Atta

(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- Three weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on the stage at the Oscars, golden statue in hand, winner of the award for best documentary as the co-director of "No Other Land." It was an inspiring moment of unity and coexistence. On Tuesday, bloodied and bruised, he spoke to ABC News on the phone from a hospital bed in Hebron in the West Bank. "I'm afraid," Ballal said. "Really, I'm afraid.

4 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Matt Rivers |Dragana Jovanovic

"I feel, when they attack me, I will lose my life," Ballal said. ByMatt Rivers and Dragana JovanovicRachel Szor (R) and Hamdan Ballal (L) pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" at the Governors Ball following the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 2, 2025.

1 month ago | thepulseofnh.com | David Brennan |Nasser Atta |Matt Rivers |Dragana Jovanovic

(LONDON and JERUSALEM) -- Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday, friend and fellow filmmaker Yuval Abraham said, after Ballal was detained by Israeli security forces on Monday. The co-director of "No Other Land" was detained by the Israel Police following a confrontation with Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

1 month ago | thepulseofnh.com | Meredith Deliso |Matt Rivers |Matt Gutman |Emily Shapiro

(NEW YORK) -- The Trump administration has instructed New York City to end its congestion pricing program, the first of its kind in the nation, by March 21 in a newly released letter. The Federal Highway Administration said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority must stop collecting tolls by that date to allow for an "orderly cessation."The letter is dated Feb.