Bill expanding Tennessee law enforcement powers during protests draws pushback

Metronashville police wear riot equipment during a 2020 protest in downtown Nashville. (Photo: Alex Kent) The GOP bill, which expands the right to arrest during public protests and police actions, has sparked push from civil rights and journalist groups as a potential violation of the First Amendment. Multipart invoice (HB55/SB30) Tennessee Rep. William Lambers of […]

Florida Universities Partner With ICE On Immigration Enforcement

The University of Florida (UF) is the state’s latest university to partner with U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is working with immigration enforcement on campus. A university spokesman confirmed 87 (g) contract To the Daily Call News Foundation, delegating federal immigrant enforcement rights to local agencies but refused to provide further details. Since taking […]

U.S. House Republicans urge local coordination with ICE for immigration enforcement • Tennessee Lookout

WASHINGTON – House Republicans at Tuesday’s hearing were called on by local law enforcement officials to increase cooperation between U.S. immigration customs and enforcement and to strengthen deportation. Louisiana Republican Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, on the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee Panel, advised local and state law enforcement to “prepare” […]

EXCLUSIVE: Diversity Training Teaching Law Enforcement To Not Say ‘Tranny’ Or ‘Shemale’ Removed From DOJ Website

Diversity training, which taught police officers to apologise for misunderstanding and apologizing for “transgender” people, has been removed from the Department of Justice website, urging them to avoid “unacceptable conditions” such as “tranny”, “sim”, and “simre”, and to attend pride events “in uniforms” events. Under the Biden administration, the US Department of Justice Community Relations […]

Newsom threatens to veto immigration enforcement bill again

Sacramento – Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office said this week it would reject a second bill that would limit the state prison system’s ability to coordinate with federal immigration authorities seeking to deport felons. The threat of making headlines gave Democratic leaders the opportunity to counter the conservative narratives of California protecting immigrants with criminal records. […]

Dem Rep Compares Immigration Enforcement Bill To Fugitive Slave Act

Democrat Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum compared the Republican-led immigration bill to the Fugitive Slave Act of Thursday, 1850, and opposed the House floor law. House Republicans passed the Agent Raul Gonzalez Safety Act on Thursday with a vote of 264-155, citing either fleeing or harming Border Patrol agents and law enforcement officers during high-speed vehicles. […]