August 21, 2018

Last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation in U.S. sent to Germany

Move comes 25 years after investigators 1st confronted Jakiw Palij about his World War II past



Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard, stands in front of a building in the Queens borough of New York City in November 2003. The White House says Palij, now 95, has been deported to Germany. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times via Associated Press)

The last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation from the U.S. was taken from his New York City home and spirited early Tuesday morning to Germany, the White House said.

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