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Twitter/CNN Even before the demonstration in Virginia began last weekend, the police there knew they weren’t going to be able to handle what was coming. Charlottesville police officers, including Sgt. Jake Via of the investigations bureau, had been contacting organizers and scanning social media to figure out how many demonstrators were headed their way and […]
Chicago has sued the federal government over the Trump administration’s push to get local law enforcement to help federal immigration authorities go after illegal immigrants. The Department of Justice said it would withhold federal grants to state and city law enforcement agencies unless they allow federal immigration authorities access to local jails, as well as […]
The Trump administration has chalked off a win Texas by persuading state and local authorities to perform the functions of federal immigration officials. The administration is seeking similar deals with other jurisdictions to crack down on sanctuary cities. Under the negotiated agreement, which 18 Texas counties have signed on to, local agents in sheriff’s offices […]
Enlarge / A bitcoin token stands in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. (credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images) AlphaBay, one of the largest Tor-hidden drug websites that sprung up in the wake of Silk Road, has been shuttered for good after a series of law enforcement raids and arrests. […]
Published time: 30 Jun, 2017 00:22 Edited time: 30 Jun, 2017 00:37 A limited version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority nations has gone into effect, following the Supreme Court removing holds on enforcement. But already there are reported legal challenges to how certain travelers are exempted. Read more The state of […]
Published time: 18 Jun, 2017 04:59 Edited time: 18 Jun, 2017 05:00 A civil rights watchdog has launched a two-year probe into the Trump administration’s federal civil rights enforcement, citing “grave concerns” over proposed budget cuts resulting in a “dangerous reduction of civil rights enforcement.” A civil rights watchdog has launched a two-year probe into […]
The Justice Department on Thursday night asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the recent appeals court decision upholding an injunction of President Trump’s travel ban. Additionally, the department asked the justices to issue a stay of the injunction entered in that case — International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump — until the […]
John Moore/Getty Images MAY 12, 2017 ATLANTA—From his 844-square mile territory of Texas cordgrass marshes and mesquite prairies, Jackson County Sheriff Andy Louderback responded to a ban on “sanctuary cities” in his state with a virtual tip of the Stetson. A number of Texas sheriffs and most major city police chiefs opposed the groundbreaking law […]
The US attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has announced new reforms and guidelines for immigration enforcement including the speedy hiring of immigration judges and detention of all adults crossing the border. Immigration advocates decry the reforms as bigoted. “For those that continue to seek improper and illegal entry into this country, be forewarned: This is a […]
Governors in four states that have legalized marijuana in some form have written a letter to two Trump administration officials requesting they consult with states before making any changes to regulatory and enforcement systems for the drug. The independent governor of Alaska joined the Democratic governors of Colorado, Oregon and Washington to write a letter […]
