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FBI Investigating More than 300 Refugees for Potential Terrorist, AG Sessions Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com To justify the latest travel ban involving Muslim countries, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke Monday about the potential terror threat some refugees in the U.S. pose. “[M]ore than 300 people who came here as refugees are under FBI investigation for potential terrorism-related activities,” Sessions said, according to CBS News. He also…
Judge Refuses FBI Request to Force Potential Targets to Give Fingerprints to Unlock iPhones
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The battle over privacy and devices continues. This time it’s taking place in Chicago. A federal judge in Chicago has rejected a request by the FBI to force potential targets to provide fingerprints to unlock any iPhones or Apple devices in child pornography case, Jason Meisner and Steve Schmadeke of the…
Fed Judge in Detroit Compared Illegal Immigrants to Insects
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — The language from the federal bench in Detroit was stark and unsettling. U.S. District Judge Robert H. Cleland compared illegal immigrants to an insect and menacing Japanese beetles in 2013 while sentencing a 21-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico. A couple years later, a fellow judge called that…
FBI Investigates Shooting of Fourth Indian in 2 Weeks As Possible Hate Crime
The FBI has joined the investigation into the whereabouts and identity of an attacker who shot a Sikh man after telling him to “go back to your own country” in Kent, Washington.
TSA Warns Local Police about More Invasive Physical Pat-Downs at Airports
The TSA is beginning to conduct more invasive physical pat-downs at airports nationwide, but it’s not entirely clear what that will entail.
President Trump to Issue New Travel Ban Order That Removes Iraqis from List
President Trump is expected to sign a new executive order Monday to replace his previous U.S. travel ban, which was blocked by courts.
Albuquerque Journal: Trump’s Change on Immigration Is Encouraging Sign
President Donald Trump’s emerging immigration policies received some much-needed clarity – and realism – last week, and though far from definitive, the outline he provided in his address to Congress and during a private meeting with television news anchors is a path the nation has needed for far too long.
FBI Director Comey Asks Justice Department to Deny Trump’s Wiretapping Claims
FBI Director James Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly deny President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that President Obama had ordered a wiretap on Donald Trump during his presidential campaign.