Justice Department to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement

The federal government plans to speed up the review of certain whistleblower complaints related to fraud against benefit programs like Medicare, federal officials told CBS News exclusively Wednesday. The officials said the move will help to fast-track fraud enforcement, a Trump administration priority. The U.S. Department of Justice reviews whistleblower complaints made under the False … Read more

New York sheriffs ‘mad as hell’ as Hochul pushes to ban key law enforcement partnership

Anti-ICE protests outside New Jersey facility spark debate over immigration policy Fox News covers ongoing anti-ICE protests in Newark, New Jersey, where demonstrators clash with agents and block roads, demanding the closure of a detention facility and the unconditional release of all detainees. Podcast host Ben Ferguson critiques the Democratic Party’s alignment with these demands, … Read more

‘Moderate’ Dem’s unearthed ‘deconstruct’ law enforcement comments draw fire from GOP critics

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Vulnerable border Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., is being slammed for “hypocrisy” on his pro-law enforcement stance after a Black Lives Matter post and interview calling to “deconstruct” and “defund” the police resurfaced. Vasquez, who is widely reported as a “moderate Democrat” and is … Read more

Enforcement insider takes helm at ICE amid immigration controversy

The Department of Homeland Security will elevate an immigration insider – with ties to a detention contractor – to oversee arrests and deportations after months of public blowback against the agency. David Venturella, a longtime official and former private-prison executive, is expected to take over as acting director at Immigration and Customs Enforcement next month, … Read more

FBI Director Patel and law enforcement officials testify at Senate hearing

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Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Thursday that instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance. In continuing a preliminary injunction she issued in December, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell in Washington, D.C., said that “when conducting … Read more

Dem tied to cartel operative says ‘white nationalists’ joining immigration enforcement to ‘hunt down people’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A controversial Democratic congressional candidate running in a South Texas border district is under fire again as critics accuse him of smearing Border Patrol agents as racists, an allegation his campaign dismissed as “desperate attacks.” Bobby Pulido, a former Latin music star running to unseat Republican Rep. … Read more

After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON — When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was questioned by senators during his confirmation hearing about his vision for implementing President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, he said his goal was to keep his department off the front pages of the news. To some degree, he has. Gone are the social media video clips … Read more