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ICE couldn't remove 'inadmissible travelers' at airport; report says 'hundreds' released, cites staffing, funding shortages
WASHINGTON, DC - On June 12th, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a heavily redacted report stating that "CBP and ICE Did Not Have an Effective Process for Detaining and Removing Inadmissible Travelers at an International Airport." The report shows that from fiscal 2021...
Louisiana Governor signs ’25-foot police buffer’ into law to deter public from interfering with police
BATON ROUGE, LA - A new bill was signed into law in Louisiana that makes it an arrestable offense to be within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer if the officer orders a person to step back. Anyone who violates this new law could face up to six months...
CA city orders police, fire chaplains not to conclude invocations with 'in Jesus' name' or risk being terminated
CARLSBAD, CA - First Liberty reports that the city manager, Scott Chadwick, has ordered the chaplains for the city’s fire and police departments not to conclude prayers by saying “in Jesus' name.”. JC Cooper is a local pastor who has served as a volunteer police chaplain for the...
Canadian, US Border Patrol officials reveal 'unprecedented' illegal immigration from U.S.
QUEBEC, CANADA - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are encountering more illegal immigrants crossing the nation's southern border from the United States than ever before, with human smugglers plying a lucrative trade bringing illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. from Mexico over the northern border. According to reporting from the...
Gaslighting? Reports that violent crime in the US is dropping don't include New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix
WASHINGTON, DC - While most Americans can see with their eyes that crime, especially violent crime, has been escalating since the 2020 “summer of love” spurred by the George Floyd overdose death, Democrats, including Biden, have claimed that crime is dropping. With the Biden Justice Department through its...
Since the 2020 election, the number of new gun owners equals the population of Florida
Originally written by Matt Manda for NSSF. Republished with permission. Gun control activists hate gun ownership. “More guns means more violence!,” they shout. They’ll swear up and down that guns cause crime, not deranged and violent people. They push an unending agenda to limit the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans to lawfully purchase and possess firearms.
The New York Times made a convenient tool to decide if you need a self-defense gun
Originally written by Mark Oliva for NSSF. Republished with permission. Leave it to those reporters at The New York Times to be ever-thinking about ways to keep their readers informed and involved. The Old Gray Lady published an online, interactive tool to demonstrate to readers how important self-defense is, especially in the home.
The internet is changing how police communicate with America - is that good or bad?
Originally written for Crime in America. Republished with permission. We within the justice system are getting more exposure with our press releases and digital media than ever before from emerging national online news sources. This means new powers and enhanced responsibilities. We need to understand what’s happening and why.
CT Bar Association warns members not to be critical of lawfare prosecutions of President Trump
HARTFORD, CT - Apparently, the group that oversees lawyers in the state of Connecticut has an issue with the First Amendment. In an opinion piece, constitutional scholar and GWU law professor Jonathan Turley wrote that he had received emails from members of the Connecticut bar, concerned over a message posted by officials from the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA)–President Maggie Castinado, President-Elect James T Shearin, and Vice President Emily A. Gianquinto, warning members about criticizing the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump.
'Correctional supervision' decreased 23% since 2012: Is there a crime connection?
Originally written for Crime in America. Republished with permission. Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it seems plausible. The total adult community supervision population has decreased 23% since 2012. For the 15th straight...
Convicted man who fatally shot an off-duty Philly police officer back in 2007 has his case overturned and will be released from prison
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The man who was charged and convicted of killing an off-duty Philadelphia police officer back in 2007 has had his conviction overturned and will soon be released from prison. Mumin Slaughter has had his case overturned. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, a judge has ruled that the...
Street 'sideshow' results in injury, responding officer's vehicle mobbed and smashed
SAN JOSE, CA - An "unruly" mob from a street exhibition or "sideshow" made national headlines over the weekend when they violently reacted to law enforcement attempting to assist an injured spectator by attacking a police cruiser, stomping, smashing and heavily damaging the vehicle. One suspect, Aidan Rheault, 24, was later arrested for hitting the spectator.
Rep. Massie wants list of lawmakers who benefited from taxpayer-funded hush money payments exposed, using Bragg's novel legal theory
WASHINGTON, DC - Everyone is well aware of the so-called “hush money” case involving former President Donald Trump. For most people, these are called non-disclosure agreements which are typically signed for many businesses and yes, even in politics. But since this case involved Trump, rotund Manhattan DA Alvin...
After $7.5 billion for eight EV charging stations, administration hasn't connected one person to Internet with $42.45 billion
WASHINGTON, DC - Hey, it’s only a few billion here and there. Just weeks after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was mocked by none other than CBS News’ Margaret Brennan for his department only building seven or eight electric vehicle charging stations for a cool $7.5 billion, news comes that another Biden boondoggle isn’t doing much better. In fact, it is doing much worse.
Biden judicial nominee sends male child rapist to female prison, says she is 'unqualified' to define what a woman is
WASHINGTON, DC - Back in August of 2022, United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, who was nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Joe Biden, ordered that the federal government house a biological male in a women's prison recently told Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham that she is "unqualified" to define what a woman is.
'This should not be happening:' Illegal alien from El Salvador charged in murder of Maryland mother of five
HARFORD COUNTY, MD - An illegal alien from El Salvador has been arrested in the death of a Maryland mother of five and charged with first degree murder and second degree rape. Rachel Morin was reported missing on August 5, 2023, after she did not return home following a run in the small town of Bel Air just northeast of Baltimore, Fox News reported. The following day her body was located on a nearby trail.
Defense bill that would automatically register male citizens for the draft passes House, seems doomed to die in Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - In a 217-199 vote, the House of Representatives has passed a measure that would automatically register 18–26-year-old males for selective service. The measure comes as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which is reviewed annually and sets “military and national security priorities for the next fiscal year,” Fox News reported.
Shooting breaks out at Juneteenth celebration in Round Rock, TX, ending with two deaths and 14 others injured
ROUND ROCK, TX - On Saturday, June 15th, at approximately 10:50 p.m. a shooting broke out at a Juneteenth celebration at Old Settlers Park between two groups who were at the event. According to a Round Rock Police Department (RRPD) press release the people directly involved in a shooting that...
Police in Maine kill armed man following a home invasion and four-hour standoff
AUBURN, ME- Two homes have been burned down and two are dead following an early morning standoff in Auburn on Saturday. Just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday, 43-year-old Leein Hinkley attempted to break into a home. Police said that Hinkley fought with a man inside the home while a woman called 911 and escaped through a window after hearing gunshots.
Concerns raised that number of Chinese nationals apprehended breaching or in proximity to US military bases is a 'probe' of our capabilities
WASHINGTON, DC- Law Enforcement Today has reported a number of times about illegal aliens breaching military bases throughout the country, and now a US lawmaker has started to pay attention. That comes after a report this week that eight Tajikistan nationals with possible ties to ISIS-K had been arrested in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.
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