Head of Border Patrol Agents’ Union Says We Can’t Stop ‘Catch and Release’

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council and head of the union representing Border Patrol agents, tells CNN there’s  “no way” the “catch and release” of deportable immigrants can stop under President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep undocumented immigrant parents and children together. Judd said in a Thursday interview with…

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FBI Agent Peter Strzok No Longer Has Security Clearance

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Peter Strzok, the FBI agent whose anti-Trump emails have come back to haunt him, no longer has security clearance, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday, The Hill reports. “Mr. Strzok as I understand has lost his security clearance,” Sessions stated during a radio interview on “The Howie Carr Show,” the Hill reports. Strzok was recently…

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Sen. Marco Rubio Joins Others in Call for IG to Investigate DEA’s Haiti Office

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sen. Marco Rubio has joined the chorus of politicians calling for an investigation into the DEA’s Haiti office following allegations of potential whistle-blower retaliation and mishandling of personnel matters, the Miami Herald reports. “Allegations of whistle-blower retaliation and personnel issues are extremely concerning and, if true, are counterproductive to the DEA’s…

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FBI Announces New Assignments for 4 Officials

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI, which has come under increased attack following the release of the Inspector General’s report, continues to make changes in management. Changes include: Robert Allan Jones has been named special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office. Jones most recently served as the assistant director for the Weapons of…

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