Chicago terrorist loses attempt to avoid extradition to India for role in Mumbai Massacre

A convicted Chicago terrorist has lost his latest, and nearly-final, attempt to avoid extradition to India, where he faces the death penalty.

Tahawwur Rana was already convicted in Chicago for his role in the 2008 Mumbai Massacre, and now the one-time Chicago travel and immigration agent has learned he will not get a final appellate court review of his extradition challenge.

Rana’s last legal stop is the Supreme Court of the United States, but experts are already predicting it’s unlikely that will go anywhere. The High Court takes less than 2% of all appeals.

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