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Bill Aims to Give Local Law Enforcement Authority to Disable Threatening Drones Ahead of 2026 World Cup

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing: • U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison introduced the Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19,...

Maryland Sheriffs Say They Will Continue ICE Cooperation After State Bans 287(g) Agreements

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation Tuesday that bans local law enforcement from entering into formal 287(g) immigration enforcement...

Wisconsin PD Mandates Badge Display for Plainclothes Officers, Placards on Unmarked Vehicles

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Wisconsin police department updated its policy requiring plainclothes officers to display badges and unmarked cruisers to show placards...

Federal Border Enforcement Operation in Minnesota Cancelled

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A federal border operations leader announced that a planned Minnesota immigration enforcement operation will not occur as originally scheduled,...

Federal Judge Blocks California Mask Ban for Federal Agents, Upholds ID Requirement

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A federal judge blocked a California law that would have barred federal agents from wearing masks while on duty,...

Virginia governor orders state law enforcement to end all 287(g) immigration enforcement agreements

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger ordered state law enforcement agencies to terminate all 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Federal border czar announces withdrawal of 700 immigration officers from Minnesota

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• White House border czar Tom Homan announced the immediate withdrawal of about 700 federal immigration enforcement officers from Minnesota.•...

LAPD says it will not enforce California ban on masked federal law enforcement officers

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The Los Angeles Police Department said it will not enforce a California law banning federal law-enforcement officers from wearing...

Chicago mayor signs order directing CPD to investigate alleged federal immigration agent misconduct

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing the Chicago Police Department to document and investigate alleged misconduct...

Border Czar Signals Possible Drawdown of Federal Immigration Officers in Minnesota If Local Cooperation Improves

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• White House border czar Tom Homan said the number of federal immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota could be reduced...

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