Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP in Florida is asking the Justice Department to investigate an unusual number of arrests at a convenience store in Miami Gardens, CBS Miami reports. Civil rights leaders are concerned about numerous arrests following police activity at the 207 Quickstop. One employee, for example, was cited for trespassing more than 60…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A leak investigation involving a Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is stirring up controversy. The Washington Post reports that the union representing ICE agent claims the agency is harassing an agent suspected of leaking information about controversial quotas to the media. The American Federation of Government Employees National Council…
Quotas open the door for people to question motives of law enforcement. Are agents just making arrests to fill quotas? By Anna Gorman Los Angeles Times The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today (Monday) that he has ended quotas on a controversial program designed to go after illegal immigrants who have ignored deportation…
Quotas are seldom a good idea, particularly in law enforcement. By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Writer SANTA ANA, Calif. — The U.S. Border Patrol on Monday ordered an investigation of allegations by agents in Southern California that they were given arrest quotas and threatened with punishment if they failed to meet them. Jeffrey Calhoon, El…
