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Uvalde victim’s dad reacts to acquittal: ‘We had a little hope, but it wasn’t enough’

Thursday, January 22 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Javier Cazares, whose 9-year-old daughter Jackie was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting, said he feels failed again after a jury on Wednesday night acquitted former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales on all 29 counts of child endangerment."We... Read More.

Uvalde trial: Former school police officer Adrian Gonzales found not guilty on all counts

Thursday, January 22 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- A jury has acquitted former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales for his response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May 2022.After more than seven hours of deliberations, the jury returned a not guilty verdict Wednesday evening on all 29... Read More.

ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant: Whistleblower complaint

Thursday, January 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo issued in May authorizes agents to enter the homes of those suspected of being in the U.S. illegally with an administrative warrant -- not a warrant signed by a judge -- in order... Read More.

Alexander brothers set to face federal sex trafficking charges

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Their brand was ultra-lux real estate, and the lifestyle to match.For more than a decade, brothers Oren and Tal Alexander built a rep of jetsetting glamour and partying at hot spots, flanked always by beautiful women.What was actually going on behind... Read More.

ICE detainee dies of ‘presumed suicide’ at Texas detention facility, agency says

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(EL PASO, Texas) -- An undocumented immigrant died while in custody at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas, federal authorities said.Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, of Nicaragua, died of a "presumed suicide" on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana, a sprawling... Read More.

Uvalde officer Gonzales may have suffered from ‘tunnel vision,’ defense witness says

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- Former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales could have suffered from "inattentive blindness" and "tunnel vision" when he responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting, a former officer testified for the defense on Tuesday.Former San Antonio police officer Willie... Read More.

Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to stop using US attorney title or face disciplinary action

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's appointee as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, must stop using that title before the court or face disciplinary action."Ms. Halligan's continued identification of herself as... Read More.

Judge declines to appoint special master to oversee DOJ’s release of remaining Epstein files

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in New York on Wednesday declined to appoint a special master to oversee the Justice Department's production of the remaining Epstein files, despite "legitimate concerns" about whether the DOJ is faithfully complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.The... Read More.

Exhibition of rarely seen fossils now on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(PITTSBURGH) -- The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has made the behind-the-scenes inventory of rare fossils and other ancient artifacts available for public viewing for the first time.The exhibition, dubbed "The Stories We Keep," features items from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, museum's inventory that are... Read More.

DHS launches ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ enforcement action in Maine

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Homeland Security has now picked another state on which to focus its immigration enforcement action: Maine.On Wednesday, DHS launched "Operation Catch of the Day" -- an operation targeting criminal illegal migrants in the state, according to a DHS... Read More.

Uvalde school shooting trial: Deliberations underway

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- Deliberations are underway in the trial of former Uvalde schools police officer Adrian Gonzales on Wednesday after prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered their closing arguments.Before jurors were sent to deliberate, District Attorney Christina Mitchell gave an impassioned plea, saying, "I... Read More.

DHS launches ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ enforcement action in Maine

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Homeland Security has now picked another state on which to focus its immigration enforcement action: Maine.On Wednesday, DHS launched "Operation Catch of the Day" -- an operation targeting criminal illegal migrants in the state, according to a DHS... Read More.