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FBI Director Plans to Reassign Hundreds of ATF Agents to Bureau
FBI Director Kash Patel, who is also serving as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is moving forward with a plan to reassign as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, slashing the agency’s workforce by more than a third.
Former Virginia U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber, 43, Found Dead at Home
She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2021 and stepped down when Donald Trump became president.
FBI Scales Back Domestic Terrorism Unit, Drops Key Tracking Tool
The FBI has reduced staffing in its Domestic Terrorism Operations Section and ended the use of a tagging system used to track such cases, raising concerns that investigations into white supremacists and anti-government extremists could suffer.
Family of Slain DEA Agent Sues Guadalajara Cartel, Citing Terrorism
The family of a DEA agent killed in Mexico 40 years ago filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in San Diego federal court, seeking to hold leaders of the Guadalajara Cartel responsible under international terrorism laws.
FBI Agent Who Alleged Political Bias Arrested for Leaking Confidential Information
A veteran FBI agent who accused the bureau of political bias during President Donald Trump’s administration was arrested Monday in New York on charges of unlawfully disclosing confidential information, according to court records filed Tuesday.
Trump Administration Weighs Plan for Military-Controlled Buffer Zone at Border
The Trump administration is considering a plan for the Pentagon to take control of a buffer zone along parts of the southern border and allow active-duty U.S. troops to temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally.
FBI Director Praises Mexico for Arrest of MS-13 Gang Leader
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday praised Mexican authorities for capturing and turning over Francisco Javier Román Bardales, an alleged senior leader of the violent MS-13 gang and one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives.