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Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Killed, Another Injured in 2-Car Crash in Texas
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Border Patrol agent was killed and another injured in a two-car accident Thursday morning near Laredo, Texas. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the agents were driving near the Cotulla station at 1:40 a.m. when a car traveling the wrong way crashed into them. The collision killed a six-year…
Border Patrol Agents Find $1M Worth of Cocaine in Single Bust of Mexican Man
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This was not your ordinary drug bust. Border Patrol agents found more than $1 million worth of cocaine in a car driven by a 25-year-old Mexican man, Breitbart reports. The man was crossing the Pharr International Bridge when agents stopped him for a secondary inspection. Agents found 15 packages of cocaine…
President Obama to Unveil New Immigration Plan Tonight During Speech on TV
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama plans to reveal his plan today to overhaul the immigration system in what is likely to set off a contentious debate with Republicans, CNN reports. Obama’s plan will involve new rules for deportations, a move that will have ramifications for millions of undocumented immigrants. Obama is expected to announce…
New ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Homeland Security Policy Center to Open in Oklahoma City
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Oklahoma law school is creating a national center for homeland security law and policy, the Associated Press reports. The new Judge Alfred P. Murrah Center for Homeland Security Law and Policy is being established at the Oklahoma City University of Law. “This will be a one-of-a-kind center that will be…
FBI Tracking Nearly 150 Americans Who Recently Traveled to Syria, Possibly to Fight
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is monitoring nearly 150 Americans who traveled to Syria recently and may have joined armed groups, Reuters reports. FBI Director James Comey said he’s worried that Americans may return to the U.S. with training and connections to launch a terrorist attack on the homeland. “We have tracked coming up…
Debt Collectors Accused of Impersonating Federal Authorities to Get People to Pay Up
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Employees of a debt collection company in Georgia are accused of impersonating FBI, Justice Department and local police officials to get thousands of people to pay up, the Guardian reports. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the employees of Williams, Scott and Associates illegally collected debts from 6,000 people and are now…
Were Police in Ferguson Heavy-Handed During Response to Protests? Justice Department Investigates
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has launched a review of the police response to 16 days of Ferguson protests in wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen, CNN reports. The review will examine the handling of crowd control, protesters and the media. The task will be undertaken by a 12-person team…
Border Patrol Accused in Lawsuit of Racially Targeting Latinos in Northern Ohio
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A group of law school students in Ohio teamed up with a nonprofit law firm to filed a federal lawsuit against Border Patrol, alleging agents are targeting Latinos in the northern part of the state, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The suit is seeking arrest records and polices following actions by agents…