Crime, Law and Justice

Some local police have access to an ICE facial recognition app
A document from the Department of Homeland Security outlines plans to issue local police facial recognition technology used by federal immigration agents, a move that will expand the scope of ICE surveillance.
Feds drop charges against protester allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol
Federal prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against an immigration protester who was allegedly beaten unconscious by Border Patrol agents during the Trump Administration’s wintertime enforcement operation
Filmmaker, child actor's parent reacts to new charges against former CTC stagehand
An ex-Children's Theatre Company employee, Ricky McAllister, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of child pornography. The new charges are stirring up dark memories of an explosive child sex abuse scandal from the 1970s and ‘80s.
Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge
The 186-page report from Human Rights Watch in part highlights how federal agents stopped or detained thousands of people and alleges that many of the arrests were arbitrary and race-based.
Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Judge Gregory Carro said Wednesday that Mangione’s lawyers have informed him they will attempt to show that he was suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the occurrence.”
Feds face 'uphill climb' in Minnesota anti-ICE conspiracy case, law expert says
Proving that 15 Minnesotans conspired to impede or injure federal officers during the surge of immigration agents into the state will be difficult for federal prosecutors, says University of St. Thomas law professor Mark Osler.
Minnesota's red flag law is working, but new ERPO coordinator wants more people to know it exists
Samantha Hoyt, who was previously in law enforcement for 18 years, took on the new role of Extreme Risk Protection Order coordinator in March and is tasked with raising awareness about the law. After reviewing the existing case files, she joined Morning Edition for her first interview on the job this week.
‘An act of political repression’: Minnesota attorneys, activists react to protester charges
Federal prosecutors have indicted 15 Minnesotans connected to Direct Action Minnesota on charges of conspiring to impede immigration agents. This drew protests outside the St. Paul courthouse as a judge released the defendants with restrictions pending trial.