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Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the F.B.I. would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security agents implicated in violent encounters, according to people briefed on the decision.

If enacted, such a change would sharply limit law enforcement scrutiny of immigration agents, as the Trump administration draws mounting criticism over killings at the hands of federal officers. In the last two weeks, two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Texas and Maine have thrust the government’s tactics back into the spotlight

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      3 days ago

      Soap box

      Ballot box

      Jury box

      Ammo box

      Their necks are ripening for harvest by the guillotine’s blade.

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        That’s thrice I’ve seen this comment, so this shit stops right here:

        “Jury” contains only one R, dammit.

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          You don’t read Typonese?

          Srsly though: keep typing on my phone that uses autocorrect to learned words. I’ll have to figure out how to fix it. Thanks for pointing it out though.

          *Edit: fixed