Trevor Timm The Guardian For three weeks and counting, America has raged against the appalling behavior of the local police in Ferguson, Missouri, and for good reason: automatic rifles pointed at protesters, tank-like armored trucks blocking marches, the teargassing and arresting of reporters, tactics unfit even for war zones – it was all enough to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has been quietly waging a turf battle with other federal law enforcement agencies for taking over violent crimes, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to an internal memo, FBI managers are growing more frustrated with the ATF and Homeland Security for taking over cases that the bureau believes it should…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security and the FBI have issued an alert to all law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for signs of terrorism activity, the News Center reports. The Joint Intelligence Bulletin warns of activity from ISIS. The FBI said there is no “specific credible threat to the U.S.,” but the public…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The activist group Anonymous has hatched plans for nationwide protests in Ferguson following the shooting death of Michael Brown, and Homeland Security is worried enough to issue a warning about the potential ramifications, the Caller reports. The group is calling for a “National Day of Rage” today. The bulletin was issued but…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than 2,000 immigrants were released from jail because of budget concerns, but the Homeland Security secretary was never notified, according to a critical report from the inspector general. The Associated Press reports that ICE also poorly planned for the influx of immigrant arrests at the Mexico border and failed to accurately…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Funding to combat illegal immigration may be gone in less than a month, warned Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson. Johnson is urging lawmakers to approve an emergency spending bill. At the current rate, Johnson said funds for the U.S. Immigration Customs would dry up in the mid-August. Cash for Border Protection would…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Peter Edge, who became head of Homeland Security Investigations for ICE in May, began his law enforcement career began chasing crack cocaine dealers in Newark, NJ.com wrote in a feature about Edge. “He had a very calm demeanor,” said Robert Laurino, who worked with Edge in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. “Nothing…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ICE and Border Patrol are set to run out of money if Congress doesn’t approve a $3.7 billion request for emergency funds from President Obama, the Arizona Republic reports. ICE expects to run out of money by mid-August, while Border Patrol said it could be penniless by mid-September. Both agencies blame the…
