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.
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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
Gives lawmakers time to discuss the future of the law enforcement tools that some call an infringement on civil liberties
Armed men in at least two vehicles forced the SUV off road and opened fire
The suspect was fatally shot at the residence as well
Agents were attacked by unknown assailants while driving between Mexico City and the city of Monterrey
Experts differ on what mob infiltration of ports means in post-9/11 security climate
A little-known coalition of US and Mexican police agencies has helped curb both undocumented workers and drugs
The same economic law of supply and demand that fuels drug smuggling into the US fuels gun smuggling into Mexico
The street gang members engaged in murder, trafficking of drugs and guns, and racketerrin, the DOJ says
Says a gun battle is all but certain within the next 30 to 60 days
Concluded that the FBI had sufficient information to detect that Hasan was a “ticking time bomb”
Crimes include murder, extortion, gambling, drug dealing, and the corruption of labor unions
Will study whether deficits in training, resources, or officer behavior may have contributed to the deadly rash of attacks
Fired in 2004 after complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded
Today’s border is ravaged by violence spilling from Mexico that is already a U.S. national security emergency
Conducted interviews and executed search warrants through the entire Bay Area
Among those arrested Thursday were union officials, two former police officers and a suspect in Italy
The U.S. attorney’s office in Providence says Luigi Manocchio was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale
Some 800 federal agents and police officers made busts in several states — one person was arrested in Italy
She killed an agent who came to her house to arrest her husband on drug charges
House law enforcement is advising its members on security issues
Illegally hid his dad in his home since September 2009
Police and federal agents never expected that electronic tracking would actually draw more people into the criminal enterprise surrounding meth
“I wasn’t scared of him physically,” he said. “But I was scared of him bringing a weapon to class”
Security alert follows the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and members of her staff in Tucson
The package was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
A 12-year-old child called 911 after the shooting
U.S. agents work along the Mexican border to stop illegal aliens and to fight drug trafficking
The semiannual report says that murders dropped 7.1 percent and while robberies decreased by 10.7 percent
A U.S. customs agent and his wife, an airline employee, have been charged with helping funnel guns and drug money through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport