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
To suggest that immigration is the exclusive domain of the federal government, disallowing partnerships with local law enforcement, defies the will of Congress, according to US Rep. Asa Hutchinson
Overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executions and another where two men were convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father
The recordings could provide an unparalleled look at how foreign governments aided the U.S. in holding and questioning suspected terrorists
Cops put the pieces together quickly given the complexities of the stabbing spree
‘I have made securing our Southwest Border a top priority since I came to office,’ President Barack Obama said in a news release Thursday
She was a drug mule for a white supremacy group and agreed to become a police informant weeks before the escape
Gov. Bob McDonnell has formally asked the Department of Homeland Security for a 287(g) agreement under which immigration powers may be given to state and local police departments
Cops in body armor and camouflage pored over maps as a helicopter whirred over an Ark. beauty salon that had been robbed
The man, who may be responsible for 20 stabbings and five deaths across three states, was trying to board a plane to Israel
The escaped inmate and his fiance may have robbed a store 1,600 miles away from where they were last spotted, near Yellowstone National Park
$600 million will pay for about 1,500 more officers and unmanned drones along the Mexican border
Police suspect a serial killer has attacked 20 men in Michigan, Ohio and Virginia since May, killing five and wounding others
The escaped convict and his suspected accomplice fashion themselves a present-day ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
One other fugitive and a suspected accomplice are still on the loose
The agency is hiring 17 additional forensic examiners in hopes of speeding up legal proceedings
Cops say the escaped inmates could be hiding in Yellowstone National Park
A group of international hackers infiltrated a computer network that that spanned globe
The ring was based in the San Gabriel Valley, where a huge drug lab was found last month
The agency has been criticised by civil liberties groups that the guidelines unfairly target innocent Muslims
More than 60 weapons, including assault rifles, handguns and sawed-off shotguns, were seized
1,200 troops will combat drug-related violence in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas for one year
Agency says the spies goal was to penetrate policymaking circles in the U.S.
Christopher “Dudus” Coke, leader of the notorious Shower Posse gang, was sent from Jamaica to New York under tight security
Raid was a part of seven-state sweep
Kyron Horman disappeared from his elementary school Friday
Danny Ledezma Martinez indicted on 11 counts including first-degree murder
