Actions are part of acknowledging Black History Month. President Biden plans to roll out executive actions on police reform in February in acknowledgment of Black History Month. White…
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President Signs Bills Benefiting First Responders
Goal also includes helping law enforcement officers. Three bipartisan bills have been signed into law by President Biden. They are the Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021,…
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DOJ Hires 1,000 New Police Officers Across Country
$139 million grant for American police forces. The Justice Department announced on Thursday that it is awarding $139 million in grants to police forces around the country to…
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Supreme Court Upholds Two Qualified Immunity Cases
Law enforcement officers protected from accusations of excessive force. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of law enforcement in two cases that claimed that officers…
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DHS Announces Law Enforcement Council
The purpose of the council is to promote “best practices” in policing. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the creation of a new council to “promote best practices”…
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FBI Investigating Afghan Rescue Groups
Bureau is looking at funding, whether federal laws were broken. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been reaching out to members of veterans’ groups working to evacuate American…
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DOJ Announces New Police Oversight Policies
Updates will impose term limits on monitors. This week, the Justice Department announced that it would be updating its policies on how federal monitors of police forces would…
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Federal Judge Blocks Restrictive ICE Arrest Rules
The president’s policies violate congressional mandates. Judge Drew Tipton of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas imposed a preliminary injunction on the rules…
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U.S. Border Agents to Wear Body Cameras
Agency says the practice will “better enhance its policing practices.” On Wednesday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that some agents have begun to receive body-worn cameras…
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Justice Department Seeks to Reduce Gun Trafficking
They are concentrating on “significant gun trafficking corridors.” The Department of Justice is formally launching a new effort to prevent firearms trafficking, a strategy that involves the creation…
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