Questions Every Police Leader Should Answer About Federal Immigration Enforcement When federal agents operate inside a city, the responsibility for … More
Tag: Rule of Law
Why the Rule of Law Matters—Especially for Local Policing
President Trump Pardons Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Major Drug Trafficking Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes … More
Killing at Sea Without Evidence
That’s Not Law Enforcement — And It’s Wrong The latest New York Times investigation should alarm every American who believes this nation … More
The Dismantling of Our Department of Justice
What Happens When Our Guardrails Fail? In the past few weeks, we Americans have been given a rare window into … More
The Bold-Faced Lie Behind the Raids
When less than 7% of those deported are violent offenders, the President’s “law and order” campaign isn’t about safety — … More
Loathing in Chicago
(The following is a summary of an article last week by Jamiles Lartey and Geoff Hing of The Marshall Project … More
A Tragic, But Probable Scenario
When Badges Confront Each Other A fictional scenario about accountability, restraint, and the uneasy future of democratic policing It began … More
Local Police Must Resist Federal Overreach on Immigration
Across the country today, local police find themselves at a dangerous crossroads. On one side stands their sworn duty—to uphold … More
All This is Happening on Our Watch!
When Enforcers Break the Law I spent more than three decades wearing a badge and swearing an oath to protect … More
You Are at a Crossroads: Stand with the Constitution or With Cruelty
Without judicial warrants, ICE detainers are illegal. If you obey them, you betray your oath of office and destroy the … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 