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.
What does it take to become a police officer? A veteran officer breaks down the rigorous process to land the job
The 287(g) program allows ICE to deputize local officers to perform immigration enforcement duties, including identifying and processing noncitizens in custody for potential removal
From the FBI to the Secret Service, explore the largest federal agencies, their missions, officer requirements and how to start your career in federal law enforcement
Dad, sons in their home along Texas border shot agent out of fear, according to a relative
The operation started small but worked in plain sight, with some horses carrying names with drug references, such as Number One Cartel
The goal of the task force is to rescue victims and create a coordinated law enforcement system to investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes
Speaking in New Orleans, the attorney general called the House action “unnecessary and unwarranted” and defended his performance in regard to Operation Fast and Furious
Agents were executing a search warrant in connection with child exploitation, money laundering
Official: ‘I hope the AG understands that we did not allow guns to walk’
‘They did not come to our storefront to sell Bibles and Blue Bell ice cream,’ says ATF SAIC
In Fast and Furious, ATF agents in Ariz. abandoned the usual practice of intercepting all weapons they believed to be illicitly purchased
The Justice Department set a record last year for the number of people charged in human-trafficking cases
Workers quietly nicknamed Jose Trevino Morales’s stables as the “Zetas’ stables”
Metallica has made a public service video as part of a law enforcement publicity blitz to try to catch a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student
Registered sex offender says he did it to get the attention of the FBI, as local Sheriff’s Office ‘wouldn’t do anything’
Preliminary data is based on information the FBI gathered from 14,009 law enforcement agencies
Review decision was made after an impromptu meeting between U.S. Atty., state Senator
Authorities announced results of a four-month joint effort dubbed ‘Operation Gideon III’
Stephen Ivens, 35, was last seen by family members Thursday evening
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
Attack intended to coincide with one-year anniversary of bin Laden’s death
After his son pledged to fly to Yemen, decision to alert authorities was sealed
At least three are self-described anarchists, are not tied to international terrorism
Doubts are growing within the judiciary about the reasonableness of the sentencing guidelines, as demonstrated by the extent to which judges are refusing to follow them
FBI agent Harry Trombitas retires as an FBI agent just ahead of the mandatory retirement age of 57, following a career spanning almost three decades
Department of Homeland Security said an investigation into counterfeit goods has been going on for 2 1/2 years
The scandal also involves at least 11 military members who were working on security
Yonas Fikre says he was interrogated about the activities of a mosque in Portland, Ore.
Officials peppered with questions about whether women in a Colombia hotel incident had access to sensitive information
Officials are pressing ahead with deportation
Bodies found shortly after two dead would have arrived for work
