Federal law enforcement
The Federal Law Enforcement topic area addresses all crime-fighting agencies at the national and federal level. This section will provide you with the latest news, information and developments across the country and in Washington.
The FBI’s N-DEx does the heavy lifting for police investigations
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
Does releasing the name of an officer who shoots a suspected terrorist attacker put him or her in danger of terrorist retribution?
California Gov. Jerry Brown insisted that his troops will have nothing to do with immigration enforcement
The attack forced Atlanta police to performs some tasks “manually,” including writing reports by hand
Noor Salman was acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack
The board’s vote may mark the biggest maneuver yet in a nascent local movement against California’s law to protect people residing illegally in the country
The county is considering fighting the law that bars police in many cases from turning over suspects to federal agents for deportation
Investigators are trying to determine why a man drove a flaming minivan full of propane tanks and gasoline cans through the main gate of a California Air Force Base
The trial of Noor Salman, the widow of the Pulse nightclub gunman, is in its fifth day of testimony in Orlando
The vote followed intense comments by residents who packed the tiny council chambers to speak for and against the effort
Andrew McCabe was fired just two days before his scheduled retirement date
The bill authorizes $500 million over 10 years for grants to improve training and coordination between schools and local law enforcement
In Texas, the fight over a new law known as Senate Bill 4 has raged for more than a year
Authorities said the arrests show that “school threats are being taken seriously, and a zero tolerance policy is in place”
The administration sued to block California laws that extend protections to people living in the U.S. illegally
An ICE official said that Mayor Libby Schaaf’s warning helped an estimated 800 “criminal aliens” avoid capture
The failure in top leadership associated with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was seen at all levels
Thomas Homan said what Mayor Libby Schaaf did was “no better than a gang lookout yelling ‘police’ when a police cruiser comes in the neighborhood”
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said it was her “duty and moral obligation” to warn families
The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about Nikolas Cruz, but a transcript provides the fullest glimpse yet into the seriousness of the woman’s concerns
Sheriff Sally Hernandez would not sign a letter committing to hold arrested undocumented immigrants for ICE
The president’s comments were the latest effort by the Trump administration to pressure “sanctuary cities” to cooperate with federal immigration authorities
A person who was close to Nikolas Cruz called the FBI’s public tip line on Jan. 5 and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior
Officials said several people were hospitalized after a shooting outside the NSA campus, but none of the injuries were caused by gunfire
An agent with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency heard glass break in a bedroom sliding glass door before shooting the intruder
FBI officials said the investigation into the death of Agent Rogelio Martinez yielded no evidence that there was a “scuffle, altercation or attack”
The reforms were recommended by federal officials after the DOJ’s decision to scale back a program that helped departments improve community relations
Few northern cities play host to the Super Bowl, so dealing with the likely extreme February cold is a necessity for police officers and first responders
The memo says FBI and Justice Department leaders signed off on a surveillance warrant to monitor communications of a former Trump campaign associate
FBI agents were attempting to rescue Ulises Valladares before he was fatally shot
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring
Some experts called a routine exercise by Border Patrol questionable while rights groups deemed it problematic
