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California Legislature Considers Bill to Bar ICE Employees From Teacher and Law Enforcement Jobs

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• California lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 1627, which would bar current U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees from working as...

Boston Police Did Not Honor Any Federal Immigration Detainer Requests in 2025

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Boston Police Department received 57 immigration detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025 and did...

Arizona Man Shot After Exchanging Gunfire With Border Patrol Agents Near U.S.–Mexico Border

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A 34-year-old Arizona man was shot and wounded Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with U.S. Border Patrol agents...

New Jersey Enacts Law Protecting Paid First Responders from Retaliation After PTSD Leave

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act into law on Jan. 14,...

Two Federal Officers Fired Shots in Encounter That Killed Minneapolis Man, DHS Notifies Congress

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Department of Homeland Security notice to Congress reported that two federal officers fired their weapons during an encounter...

Retired SWAT Leader, Point Blank Enterprises Executive Dies at 71

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Michael Foreman, a retired SWAT leader and executive vice president at Point Blank Enterprises, has died at age 71.•...

Four Jacksonville Firefighters Arrested After Paintball Incident That Hit Patrol Vehicle

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Four Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighters were arrested Jan. 23 on misdemeanor criminal mischief charges after a paintball...

Border Patrol Commander to Leave Minneapolis as DHS Alters Immigration Enforcement Leadership

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis amid federal leadership changes in the city’s immigration...

Los Angeles Council Enables Expanded LAPD Recruitment Funding

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Los Angeles City Council approved funding to allow the Los Angeles Police Department to expand recruiting and hire...

Alabama Police Chief Warns Against Interfering in Immigration-Related Traffic Stop After Woman’s Arrest

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A 61-year-old Leeds, Alabama, woman was arrested Jan. 14 after police said she interfered with a traffic stop and...

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