Tag: agents
White House claims “more than 1,000%” rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise
By Allison Sherry , Ben Markus – Colorado Public Radio Immigration and Customs and Enforcement officials have claimed since June that assaults on their own officers have climbed sharply, with the White House insisting in a September executive order that attacks are up “more than 1,000 percent.” While the number of assaults on ICE agents…
Fired FBI agents allege retribution, incompetence at top security agency
Carrie Johnson The Trump administration launched a “campaign of retribution” against senior Federal Bureau of Investigation officials who refused to demonstrate loyalty to President Trump, firing them last month for improper political reasons before they could collect early retirement benefits, according to a new lawsuit from three senior FBI agents. The lawsuit describes leaders inside…
Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump vow to crackdown on crime
Brian Mann WASHINGTON — Scores of federal agents fanned out across Washington D.C. on Sunday night, after President Donald Trump promised a swift crackdown on crime and homelessness in the nation’s capital. “The homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social. “We will give you places to stay,…
NSW real estate agents threaten renters with fees if they are not home for tradespeople – but legally they don’t have to be
More than 2,100 people contacted the tenants’ union in 2024 for advice about access, despite ‘no basis’ for the charge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast New South Wales real estate agents are threatening renters with fees as high as $330 if they are not at home to let maintenance…
Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents
Former top official calls for Rodney Scott to be blocked from CBP role over handling of investigation into Anastasio Hernández Rojas’s death Rodney Scott, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has been accused by a former top official of orchestrating a “cover-up” over the death of a man detained while trying…