FBI Director Pledges to Reverse Trend of Fewer Minority Agents
The number of minority FBI agents continues to decline, but bureau Director James Comey pledged to reverse that trend.
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First Hispanic to Run FBI’s Largest Field Office Keeps Low Profile
Before Diego Rodriguez became the first Hispanic person to run the FBI’s largest field office, he turned down an offer in the late 1980s to join the bureau.
Hispanic voters favor Obama despite immigration policies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com So far President Obama’s immigration policies are unlikely to woo Latino voters, especially after Homeland Security reported last week that too few deportations are being halted under the administration. Now pressure is building for Obama to loosen his policies in hopes of gaining more support from Latinos, who overwhelmingly supported the president…
Agents File Suit Against DEA for Discrimination
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Some DEA agents in the Caribbean are not too happy with the way things are. Ten Puerto Rican agents filed suit against the agency claiming they receive less pay and riskier assignments than agents sent to the island from the mainland, the Huffington Post reports. Attorney Bamily Lopez Ortiz said on Monday…
Fla. Cop Gets Three Years for Targeting, Stealing From Hispanic Drivers
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Racial profiling might seem lucrative, but the cost of doing business will eventually catch up. A Florida police officer who was arrested for stealing cash from Hispanics he pulled over was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday, reports the Miami Herald. Mark Ott’s sentence comes eight months after a…
Hispanics and Muslims Targeted More in 2010 Hate Crimes
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI crime stats released Monday show the proportion of hate crimes committed against Hispanics have reached a decade high, with 66 percent of ethnically motivated hate crimes being committed on the basis of anti-Hispanic bias, reports the Huffington Post. The Huffington Post also reported in a separate article that the level of…