Angry Confrontations Outside Border Patrol Station in California Turns Quiet Over Weekend

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Several days of angry protests outside of a Border Patrol station in Murrieta, Calif., gave way to a relatively quiet weekend as demonstrators from both sides of the immigration debate thinned out, the Press Enterprise reports. On Tuesday, protesters blocked three busloads of immigrant families from being transported to the Murrieta station….

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CBP Chief: Central Americans Immigrants Are ‘Family Members,’ Don’t Pose Threats to Americans

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Central American immigrants illegally crossing the border at alarming rates do not present a danger to Americans and can be handled by the CBP, the agency’s commissioner, Gil Kerlikowske, said Sunday, according to ABC News. “These are family members, these are not gang members, these are not dangerous individuals,” Kerlikowske told…

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After Pedophile’s Suicide, FBI Begins Arduous Task of Identifying Many Child Victims

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators made a disturbing discovery at the bedside table of a man accused of possessing child pornography – cassette tapes showing him raping and molesting unconscious girls, the Houston Chronicle reports. Authorities found the cassettes among tens of thousands of images and videos of child porn at the Georgia home of Matthew…

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FBI to Investigate VA Hospital in Texas Following Allegations of Paper-Shredding

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to launch a criminal investigation into potential abuses at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Temple, Tex., the Statesman reports. The probe comes at a time when several VA facilities are accused of manipulating wait time data. The investigation was triggered by U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round…

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