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Prosecutors pick their battles. I chose not to pursue an ICE raid in Alabama.
Federal prosecutors have broad discretion to choose what cases they will bring. Federal criminal law is expansive, and prosecutors' resources are limited.
Updated: 08/09/2019 06:02A
'We are coming after you': ICE raids target employers, 680 undocumented workers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 680 undocumented immigrants Wednesday in what authorities believe was the "largest single-state ...
Updated: 08/08/2019 05:26P
Should We Create a Federal Crime of 'Domestic Terrorism'?
The El Paso terrorist attack has revived interest in the possibility of making “domestic terrorism” a federal offense. The FBI Agents Association, for example, has ...
Updated: 08/08/2019 11:31A
Worby takes on felony prosecutor role
GALESBURG — Local attorney Ashley Worby has been settling in this week as the newest Knox County Assistant State's Attorney.Worby, who fills the felony ...
Updated: 08/07/2019 07:08P
ICE raids sweep up 680 undocumented immigrants across Mississippi
Immigration enforcement authorities raided food processing plants across Mississippi on Wednesday, picking up 680 workers in what was being billed as the ...
Updated: 08/07/2019 06:01P
Florida governor orders criminal probe into handling of prior Jeffrey Epstein sex case
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed his state's law enforcement department Tuesday to handle a criminal probe into Jeffrey Epstein's jail work release in the late ...
Updated: 08/06/2019 02:45P
Criminal Law: Felon in Possession of Firearm-Increased Base-Offense Level-“Crime of Violence”
Defendant appealed from his sentence imposed following his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, arguing that the district court improperly ...
Updated: 08/05/2019 07:29A
Criminal Law: Kidnapping-Aggravated Sexual Abuse-Upward Variance
Defendant pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse by force. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's decision to vary upward from ...
Updated: 08/05/2019 07:10A
The El Paso Shooting Is Being Treated As “Domestic Terrorism” But The Suspected Shooter May Not Be Charged As A Terrorist
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is treating Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed at least 20 people as a “domestic terrorism case” ...
Updated: 08/04/2019 01:12P
New ND law allows those with criminal records to have them sealed from public
Today marks the start of many new laws around the Valley, but there's one in North Dakota that has some people scratching their heads. The state's new criminal ...
Updated: 08/01/2019 07:56P
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