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There’s a standoff brewing between some city police chiefs and President-elect Donald Trump – here’s a breakdown of what it all means
In training, ambushes are detected early by the flankers when utilizing the “Y” formation
On the night of December 14, 2010, Brian was part of a four-man team situated on a slight rise in a rugged area on the Arizona-Mexican Border North of Rio Rico called Peck Canyon
The eyes have it – or do they? Make sure your iris scanning is up-to-date and spoof proof
The comments came a day after Gov. Jerry Brown signed bill SB54, or sanctuary state legislation
The bill means police will be barred from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities starting Jan. 1
Overall, ICE said it arrested nearly 500 people across the country over the last few days
Four of the prototypes will be made of concrete while the other four will be made of alternate materials
Gov. Paul LePage spokeswoman Julie Rabinowitz says the governor has not taken any action to remove a sheriff
Texas for now can require LE to honor federal immigration requests to detain people in local jails for possible deportation under a new “sanctuary cities” law
Judge Orlando Garcia blocked much of the law Aug. 31 — the day before it was to take effect
Sessions urged officials who have decided that local police should not cooperate with federal immigration agents to reconsider those policies
The bill would limit how local and state police can interact with federal immigration agents
Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other sanctuary cities
The suit claims the practice of searching laptops and phones is unconstitutional because the devices now carry private personal and business information
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
Chiefs have dropped their opposition to a weakened “sanctuary state” measure that would restrict their interactions with immigration authorities, but sheriffs remained opposed
The new changes would preserve the ability of LEOs to cooperate on federal task forces as long as the task force doesn’t specifically work on immigration enforcement
Chicago is among at least seven cities and counties, including Seattle and San Francisco, as well as the state of California, refusing to cooperate with the new federal requirements
Protesters who cooperated with officers were ticketed and released without fingerprinting, the mayor’s spokesman said
A federal judge last week temporarily suspended Texas’ new law amid a lawsuit questioning its constitutionality
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, will extend the protection to victims and witnesses of all crimes unless police are executing a warrant
The law had sought to fine LE authorities who fail to honor federal requests to hold people jailed on offenses that aren’t immigration related for possible deportation
Officials said fake ICE agents are knocking on doors and telling people to evacuate so they can steal from their homes
Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco have also sued over the grant conditions
Officials have said ICE and CBP won’t conduct immigration enforcement at relief sites like food banks and shelters
Law enforcement agents said the plan would allow them to focus energy on safety, encourage immigrant victims of crime to come forward and build trust
The White House said the 85-year-old ex-sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County was a “worthy candidate”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials found the furry cub lying on the floor of the passenger side of his 2017 Chevy Camaro
Both the House and Senate recently passed bills to allow the agency to skip the test for some applicants, including former police officers or members of the military
As part of an effort to increase staff at some of its most remote border crossings, CBP is offering hiring bonuses and job security for people willing to make the move
Sessions vowed to continue fighting cities that refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities
At least six so-called sanctuary cities are suing the U.S. government, over immigration-related policies to avoid losing millions in public safety dollars
