Government Lawyer: Don’t Discipline Border Patrol for Erasing Videotapes

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lawyer for federal government acknowledged that Border Patrol erased videotapes that captured allegedly deplorable conditions at several Arizona detention centers but urged a judge not to discipline the agency, the Arizona Capitol Times reports.  Assistant Attorney General Sarah Fabian said the agency was under no obligation to save the recordings…

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Judge Declines to Lift Hold on President Obama’s Immigration Plans

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation received another setback Tuesday after a judge refused to lift a temporary hold on the executive action. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville declined the administration’s request to lift the preliminary injunction issued on Feb….

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Senate Republicans Probe Claims That Agents Disciplined over Obama Immigration Policies

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Senate Republicans want to know whether Border Patrol agents or Homeland Security officials were disciplined for refusing to follow President Obama’s immigration policies. Fox News reports that Republicans are investigating claims that federal managers are retaliating against employees who don’t follow the president’s order. “We are aware of multiple allegations of…

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Judge Threatens Justice Department with Sanctions over Immigration Case

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Justice Department attorneys are under scrutiny after a federal judge said they may have misled him about when President Obama’s immigration plans were implemented. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who has blocked President Obama‘s immigration executive action, hinted that sanctions could be forthcoming if he was…

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