Abcnews

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has come under fire in recent weeks for appearing to target noncriminals who are in the United States illegally, but internal government data shared with the Washington Examiner revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still primarily apprehending criminals. Since January, ICE has taken nearly 150,000 people into federal custody — 100,000 of whom either had pending criminal charges filed against them or had been previously convicted of a crime , according to ICE. About 67% of illegal immigrants arrested had a criminal charge pending or had been convicted. The 67% figure is slightly down from approximately 75% in the first 100 days of the Trump administration. However, President Donald Trump's promise to go after the "worst of the worst" remains far from completion, and his opponents, largely Democrats and immigrant rights advocates, want to see less focus on non-criminals. Recent arrests ind...

In dozens of U.S. cities, the next time you call 911, a drone might arrive before an officer does. The technology behind that—"Drone as First Responder," or DFR—has skyrocketed in popularity among police departments nationwide since the Federal Aviation Administration streamlined the process for agencies to adopt the program this spring. While it could previously take up to a year to get approval, it now often takes just days. Law enforcement and drone industry leaders praise the technology as lifesaving, with the potential to help authorities in situations ranging from missing persons cases to active shooter incidents. But critics worry the programs encourage mass surveillance and violate the public's privacy. "When you have a camera in the sky that can see things that police officers cannot normally see, that offers a huge potential for privacy invasion," said Beryl Lipton, a senior researcher with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital righ...

The grief for the New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam stretched from Midtown Manhattan all the way up to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx on Monday night. The crying could be heard from the street, said one neighbor walking his dog in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx. New York City Police officers, he told affiliate CBS New York, had arrived at Islam's home with news that one of their own had been fatally shot in the massacre at a Midtown skyscraper earlier that day. The 36-year-old, one of four who died in the shooting , left behind a pregnant wife and two young boys. On the Upper East Side, dozens of people - including his fellow NYPD officers, Mayor Eric Adams, and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch - lined the street after midnight with salutes or their hands over their hearts outside NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. His family and friends, clinging to each other, escorted his body. An NYPD flag, with green ...

Framingham — Frankie, a police dog killed during an arrest attempt three years ago in Fitchburg, has been immortalized in bronze for his bravery, service to the people of the commonwealth and dedication to the Massachusetts State Police. Frankie, a nine-year veteran of the State Police and member of the Special Tactical Operations Team, is the first and only line-of-duty death of a state police dog. Frankie's shooting and subsequent emergency transport was the commonwealth's first use of Nero's Law since Gov. Charlie Baker signed it into law in April 2022. This law was enacted in response to the death of K-9 Nero, whose partner, Yarmouth Police Sgt. Shawn Gannon, 32, was also killed on April 12, 2018, in the line of duty. This memorial provides an important, dedicated space to celebrate the life of K-9 Frankie and reflect on the enormous contributions of K-9s and their handlers to the mission of the State Police," said Col. Geoffrey Noble during the dedication...