Scott Erickson is the former acting chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a former senior counselor for law enforcement to the secretary of homeland security.
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The crisis at the southwest border continues to spiral out of control with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announcing a record 212,672 migrant encounters… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers earlier this month urged the Biden administration to terminate the cooperative agreements between the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs… Read More
SecurityCommentary
One year ago, the American law enforcement community suffered through what was arguably it’s most trying and emotionally difficult event since 9/11. July 7, 2016,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The United States Missile Defense Agency has accomplished a historic feat. On Tuesday, the agency successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile in an important test… Read More
LawCommentary
Earlier this morning in Richmond, Virginia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to a gathering of law enforcement leaders from across the country to lay out… Read More
LawCommentary
If restricting local law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests is supposed to make communities safer, as some immigration advocates… Read More
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On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump delivered a speech to a convention of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association and Major Cities Chiefs Association in Washington,… Read More
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The new year has just begun, but if the first few weeks are any indication, then the American law enforcement community could be in for… Read More
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There currently hangs in the United States Capitol building a painting that depicts police officers as anthropomorphic pigs. Yes, you read that correctly. The painting… Read More
LawCommentary
Protesters took the streets to demand “justice” almost immediately following the police shooting death of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday… Read More
