DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan blamed the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer on the policies of sanctuary cities like New York.
Agents detonated a grenade and broke into the house, guns drawn. But while the decision is good news for Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt, their legal battle is far from over.
The White House may be setting us up for a new wave of police abuses—and necessary calls for reform.
Trump's domestic use of the military to counter anti-deportation protests in LA is so far very limited. But that could change. A big part of the root of the problem is the lawless behavior of federal immigation-enforcement agencies.
Vicki Baker's legal odyssey is finally coming to an end.
The agency's low points, from working with child sex abusers to enabling drug trafficking
With U.S.-supplied weapons and training, Brazil’s militarized police fuel a cycle of violence that claims thousands of lives each year while destabilizing the region.
Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier's movie is the rarest of things: a taut, tense thriller about...public policy.
The ruling notes that Breonna Taylor’s death resulted from the "late-night, surprise manner of entry."
The Maduro regime is broadcasting disturbing videos of its crackdown on dissent, featuring clips from Saw and music from A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Fortson, a 23-year-old active duty airman, was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy when he opened the door to his apartment holding a gun at his side.
A New Jersey government watchdog said Street Cop Training instructors glorified violence, made discriminatory remarks, and offered unprofessional and unconstitutional advice to officers.
The Secret Service’s strange reaction to the U.S. airman who lit himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy.
Law enforcement officials appear to have tarred ad hoc bands of protesters as members of an organized criminal movement.
It appears that DEA agents have been employed on non-drug-related investigations for far longer than they were originally authorized.
Almost 10 years after his arrest, Marvin Guy will soon learn if he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
"I asked them to show me a warrant; they didn't show me nothing," a grandmother said.
Better policing could solve the police-recruiting crisis.
The FBI is investigating the shooting, but Supreme Court precedent from last year's Egbert v. Boule will make it nearly impossible for Raymond Mattia's family to find justice through civil courts.
A new report details a startling trend: Federal agencies with no obvious law enforcement purview are spending millions each year on guns and ammunition.
Police went silent on city officials following the botched raid that caused $5,000 in damages.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of Tyre Nichols, police reform, and violent crime in America, featuring Walter Katz.
The San Francisco Police Department assured the public it had "no plans to arm robots with guns." But assurances aren't guarantees.
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The cop who killed Shaver was fired. But he will receive a disability pension for the rest of his life because he claims he has post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sierra Pettengill's documentary focuses on the fake towns, built by the Army in the 1960s, to train law enforcement.
A technically astounding film that turns a French housing block into a political warzone.
This was an attempted arrest of a man wanted for questioning and parole violations, not a hostage situation.
Such victims are often told they have no right to sue.
U.S. taxpayers have been paying for training that encourages aggressive policing.
The order restricts chokeholds and no-knock warrants at the federal level, but the White House has little power over the state and local departments where the majority of policing occurs.
After the tragic shooting of Amir Locke, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has made changes to the controversial practice. But are they enough?
Police are supposed to be part of a community, not an occupying military force armed to the teeth.
Twenty years after 9/11, weaponry and surveillance gear originally developed for the military have become commonplace in police departments around the country.
Every time cops denounce reform efforts it is evidence of a win.
The study comes as House Democrats press to completely abolish the Pentagon program.
Unfortunately, qualified immunity remains intact.
A report cites his "anti-government," "anti-police" ideology as an impetus for the fatal no-knock raid.
The Bay State finally creates a police certification system.
The case for legally constraining what police departments can do with robots.
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Heavy-handed police raids are trampling on the basic rights of all Americans.
That includes 1,114 armored personnel carriers.
"When you're conditioned to believe that every person...poses a threat to your existence, you simply cannot be expected to build out meaningful relationships."
The Washington Post's Radley Balko was a pioneer in reporting on the disastrous consequences of police militarization and the need for criminal justice reform. Now everyone else is catching up.
Nashville officers tried to smooth things over with groceries. A traumatized Azaria Hines says what she really needs is "a peace of mind."
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