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The Yuma Police Department assists with a multi-agency security program near the Mexican border
The agency has discontinued its “Safety and Weather Leave” policy, which would have allowed agents to take paid leave under extenuating circumstances
The woman is suspected of stabbing a man in the arm, police say
The stabbing attack left two people dead and three injured
Investigators believe the suspect who sent poisoned envelopes addressed to Trump is the same person who allegedly sent similar envelopes to law enforcement agencies in Texas
Customs officers found the money hidden beneath a chair cushion in a shipment bound for the Dominican Republic
U.S. Border Patrol Officers had to force their way through a crowd to get to two men detained by agents inside a bus
The justices’ order leaves in place lower court rulings that upheld the law
Johan Mordan, a first-year agent, was patrolling a remote area of southwestern New Mexico
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III called for an investigation into what occurred at the Bristol County House of Corrections, as well as the release of surveillance footage
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Justice Department overstepped its bounds when it withheld millions of dollars in funding to state and local agencies
Under the ruling, most types of law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration agents are prohibited
The 2,000-foot-long tunnel started in Tijuana and had reinforced walls, ventilation, lighting and an underground rail system
Pressure is mounting for the administration to release people from facilities where at least one detainee has already tested positive
The drugs were hidden under the floor of a tractor trailer loaded with vegetables
The sheriffs’ lawsuit asks a judge to declare invalid an act preventing state and local authorities from coordinating with ICE
“This raises the stakes for a dangerous or violent altercation to occur in our communities,” said Sheriff Mike Downey
The department said a state law that sharply limits cooperation with immigration authorities does not explicitly address subpoenas for information
The company said they were changing their policies after reading a leaked memo confirming that agents can’t board buses without company consent
“New York has barred agencies from information we need to do our jobs and it was done purely for political purposes”
The response has marked an escalation of the conflict between ‘sanctuary’ cities and federal law enforcement
The four administrative subpoenas were aimed at forcing the department to turn over information on four men arrested on ‘serious charges’
The agents are not expected to engage in special missions in their new assignment, only provide assistance and backup to ICE with everyday arrests and deportations
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD chief Michel Moore released a video saying local police won’t be working with ICE
AG Barr said the Trump administration is suing New Jersey and a Washington county over their immigration policies
“The question of ICE is what happened inside that house...we can remove the question, if we can have ICE ... to have the same video surveillance that our police officers are required to have.”
ICE officials sent subpoenas to NYC and other ‘sanctuary’ cities requesting information about inmates accused of being in the country illegally
The tunnel stretches more than three quarters of a mile from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, California
The bill would bar law enforcement agencies from appointing an officer to work with federal agents, a provision that has drawn criticism from sheriffs
Cities and law enforcement agencies not complying with ICE would lose homeland security funding and Local Government Fund distributions
The development comes days after ICE sent similar subpoenas to Denver, a move reflecting the agency’s frustration with ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
The department said that the Operation Stonegarden border security grant program runs counter to TPD’s mission ‘and the expectation of the community we serve’
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