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Homeland Security Deputy Director to Visit Birthplace of Cuba to Help Ease Tensions
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The second-ranking Homeland Security official will visit his hometown in Cuba to help ease tensions with the U.S., the Los Angeles Times reports. Alejandro Mayorkas, Homeland Security deputy secretary, was 6 months old when his family fled Havana and moved to Miami. For the first time, he is returning for a…
Video: Former DEA Agent Clashes with Black Lives Matter Activist over Anti-Police Rhetoric
It was a heated moment Monday afternoon between a former DEA official and a Black Lives Matter activist.
FBI Director James Comey: A Chill Wind Has Blown Through Law Enforcement Over the Last Year
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com CHICAGO — Reality or hunch? FBI director James Comey, echoing remarks he made a few days ago at the University of Chicago Law School, said Monday he thinks violent crime is on the rise this year, at least in part, because officers are being increasingly scrutinized and are more reluctant to do…
FBI Director Suggests Increased Scrutiny of Police May Lead to More Violence
FBI Director James Comey suggested that violence may have increased because of the rising scrutiny of police following the high-profile shootings of unarmed black people.
FBI Gives Bad Advice on How to Avoid Fraud with New Microchip Credit Cards
When it comes to new technology to crack down on fraud, law enforcement sometimes offers the wrong advice.
Boston Herald: Former IRS Chief Lois Lerner Enjoys ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card from Obama Administration
Disgraced former IRS chief Lois Lerner is enjoying her “Get Out of Jail Free” card care of the Obama administration.
LA Times: It’s a Shame That Border Patrol Pulled Out of Student Career Fair
When UC Irvine holds its student career fair Thursday, the event will be missing one employer that had planned to be there: the U.S. Border Patrol.
Native Americans: DEA Seized Industrial Hemp from Sovereign Tribal Land in Wisconsin
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA encroached on the sovereign land of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and destroyed a large crop of industrial hemp, Native Americans said. But the Associated Press report that federal authorities maintain the crop was illegal marijuana, some of which was being tended by non-tribal members. In May, the…