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DHS creates executive office to oversee drones, counter-drone technology investments

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has established a new Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Counter-Unmanned...

Maryland bill would bar certain ICE officers from state law enforcement positions

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • A Maryland state lawmaker introduced legislation that would bar certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from holding...

Supreme Court backs Montana police on warrantless emergency home entry standards

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Montana police acted lawfully entering a home without a warrant under the...

Hawaii State Law Enforcement Cites Pay Disparity With Local Police as Recruitment Challenge

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing • Hawaiʻi’s Department of Law Enforcement is struggling to recruit and retain deputy sheriffs because their pay lags significantly behind...

Minn. Governor Stages National Guard to Support Police After Minneapolis ICE Shooting

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the Minnesota National Guard to be staged and ready to support law enforcement in Minneapolis...

New Orleans Police Announce Third Straight Year of Violent Crime Decline

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing New Orleans Police Department leaders announced that violent crime declined in the city for a third consecutive year in 2025. The...

DHS Deploys 2,000 Officers in Minnesota for Largest Immigration Enforcement Operation Ever

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing The Department of Homeland Security is deploying about 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in what...

N.H. Governor Signs Laws Banning Sanctuary Cities; Measures Curb Local Limits on Federal Cooperation

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Concord, N.H. — Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed laws banning sanctuary city policies; the measures took effect as 2026 began. Police1 What the laws do: H.B. 511 prohibits cities/towns...

DOJ Sues D.C., Alleging Second Amendment Violations Over Semiautomatic Firearm Bans

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice sued the District, alleging its rules unconstitutionally ban AR-15s and other semiautomatic firearms protected under D.C. v. Heller...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Launch Federal Marijuana Rescheduling; What It Means for Law Enforcement

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, beginning a process that...

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