Kansas City police Officer Matt Masters first used a Taser in the early 2000s. He said it worked well for taking people down; it was safe and effective. “At the end of the day, if you have to put your hands on somebody, you got to scuffle with somebody, why risk that?” he said. “You […]
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In April 2024, the American police tech firm Axon, which leads the market for police body cameras, released a tool it billed as “revolutionary”: Draft One, an AI-powered software package that would turn body camera footage and audio into intelligible police reports. Once best known for developing the Taser, Axon has transformed into a $50 […]
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Government Documents Show Police Disabling AI Oversight Tools Read Post »
The lawsuit also sought to block Trump’s DEA administrator from becoming the police force’s “interim commissioner.”
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DC Attorney General Sues Bondi to Block Trump Takeover of DC Police Read Post »
This story was originally published by Mission Local, a nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco. You can donate to them here. Three asylum-seekers leaving routine court hearings at San Francisco immigration court Thursday morning were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, including one man who a judge had just said might be mentally impaired. They’re the latest in a series of ICE actions, […]
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ICE Arrests an Immigrant Whom SF Judge Said May be Mentally Impaired Read Post »
In 2019, Susan Bowlus got a text from a friend that caught her off guard. “I’ve been watching the coverage on the Golden State Killer,” her friend wrote, referring to the California serial killer who’d been arrested in 2018. The killer’s name was Joseph DeAngelo, a cop-turned-criminal who’d broken into homes to rape and kill […]
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The Trump administration is effectively seeking impunity for the police in the killing that sparked nationwide protest.
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Trump Admin Seeks 1-Day Sentence for Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor Read Post »
The recent, nationwide phenomenon of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showing up at federal courthouses to arrest undocumented people after their immigration hearings has inspired an outpouring of volunteers who come to observe the hearings and assist the immigrants and their families. ICE personnel in Sacramento, California, clearly aren’t happy about this. Volunteers say […]
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ICE Agents Are Harassing the Courthouse Volunteers Who Assist Besieged Immigrants Read Post »
Last week, while touring “Alligator Alcatraz,” the new immigrant detention center in Florida, President Donald Trump said he approved of a plan to use National Guard officers as immigration judges in the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had been pushing the plan for months as a way to speed up deportations. “He didn’t even have […]
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Experts Question the Legality of Deploying National Guard Officers as Immigration Judges Read Post »
Senate Democrats are introducing legislation today that would force immigration officers around the country to wear clear identification while making public arrests. The VISIBLE Act, introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), would require officers to display their agency name or acronym as well as their personal name or badge number during […]
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Senators Introduce a Bill Requiring Immigration Agents to Show Their Faces Read Post »
There’s a good chance the United States will see the lowest murder rate it has ever recorded this year, a major change from the early pandemic, when killings skyrocketed. In 2023 and 2024, homicides fell at what appears to be a record pace—and they’re continuing to plummet so far in 2025, according to a recent […]
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Murder Rates Could Hit Record Lows This Year, but Killings by Police Are Rising Read Post »
Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster the deportation machine.
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Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine Read Post »
Retired Brigadier General Greg Smith spent 35 years in the Army National Guard. He’s seen riots. He’s protected political conventions. He led the military’s joint task force in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. But he’s never witnessed the US armed forces being used the way they’ve been deployed recently in Los Angeles. “This […]
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“Madness”: A Retired Brig. General Slams Trump’s Military Power Grab Read Post »
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