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Whether or not Zetas are conducting paramilitary, police-impersonation operations here in the US, the incident in Houston is a watershed event indeed
Modern cartels pose one of the biggest threats to law enforcement not just on the southern border, but nationwide
One can only guess what the jury’s findings might have been had they known about the “armed escort alert” received by the agents 24 hours earlier that escalated their awareness level
Fewer than 12,500 people were caught at the southern border in March, the lowest monthly figure in at least 17 years
Several sheriffs said their resistance is not rooted in ethical or political opposition but legal concerns
From Kate’s Law to sanctuary cities, Jim and Doug discuss the topic in detail
An analysis of 10 sanctuary cities showed that DHS and DOJ discretionary grants make up less than 1 percent of their total government funds revenue
Mayor Ed Murray said the order issued in January punishing “sanctuary cities” is unconstitutional and creates uncertainty around the city’s budget
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson said Rep. Michelle DuBois may have broken the law and put federal immigration agents in danger
Sessions said the DOJ will require compliance with immigration laws in order for the cities to receive grants through the Office of Justice Programs
The directive bars any city employee from cooperating with the enforcement of federal civil immigration laws unless legally required to do so
A former police chief whose mother is Italian and father is Somali said Sunday that he’s disappointed with his country of 42 years after he was detained
The bill would penalize any local governments with “sanctuary” policies toward immigration by withholding their tax dollars
Police chiefs are ready with their wish-lists
The recently amended legislation says state authorities can notify ICE officials 60 days before violent felons are released from state prisons or local jails
Arrests of people crossing the border illegally dropped roughly 44 percent during President Donald Trump’s first month in office
The bill says cities, state agencies and public colleges can’t prevent employees from asking someone’s immigration status
Checkpoints are under some scrutiny after a checkpoint was set up near a local school that has a 22 percent Hispanic enrollment
The group is urging Mayor Ted Wheeler and the City Council to “declare ICE a non-grata federal agency in Portland”
There is a lot of debate and concern among law enforcement officials about EO 13768
Carlos Erazo-Velasquez escaped from agents at a local hospital after previously attempting to evade arrest and assaulting a Border Patrol Agent
The revised travel order leaves Iraq off the list of banned countries but still affects would-be visitors from Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Libya
State and local police would be prohibited from collecting personal information on residents beyond what is needed to carry out their LE duties
Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress surprised many of his detractors
Under the Department of Homeland Security, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement agency would address victims of crime perpetrated by immigrants
He invited the widows of two officers killed by an undocumented immigrant
A memo states the department may need to change its hiring process to reach Trump’s desired number of agents
“I think there’s value in having the feds only take the immigration issue. I want local people to trust the local law enforcement”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court said a federal regulation makes the jail records an advocacy group seeks exempt from disclosure
Officials pushed back hard against the assertion that they had duped the Santa Cruz PD into helping them make immigration arrests during a raid
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said there will be “no mass deportations” and “no use of military forces” in immigration crackdown
The resolution affirms Santa Fe’s status as “a welcoming community for immigrants and refugees,” without specifically stating they are a sanctuary city
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said serious overcrowding in the county jail forced him to deploy his ICE-trained deputies elsewhere