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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
Police professionals know about the consequences of even small head wounds — none of which are pleasant — but Border Patrol agents may know best about a rock’s impact with the head
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
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
“He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great American patriot and I hate to see what has happened to him”
Police Chief Oscar Trevino says the immigrants may have been locked inside the 18-wheeler in Edinburg for at least eight hours before being freed by officers
The fate of the law now likely rests with a separate San Antonio court that’s deciding whether or not to block the measure
During the raids, Pittsburgh SWAT officers were exposed to a chemical that became airborne, making the officers dizzy and causing numbness
Federal officials have threatened to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities, saying they don’t comply with federal laws
The ordinance would prevent jail employees from contacting ICE about an individual’s release without a signed warrant from a federal judge or magistrate
The bill, HR 3219, has little chance of passing the Senate in its current form
Trump has made cracking down on MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, a top priority of his administration
