NEW YORK (AP) — A federal immigration officer who shoved an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at a Manhattan court is “being relieved of current duties,” the Department of Homeland Security said Friday in a rare rebuke of one of its officers. The altercation, which was captured on videos that spread quickly on social media, unfolded after the woman’s husband …
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Colorado deputies disciplined for violating state law on immigration arrests
DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado deputies have been disciplined for violating state law by helping federal agents make immigration arrests, and their sheriff says officers from other agencies have done the same. One of the deputies, Alexander Zwinck, was sued by Colorado’s attorney general last week, after his cooperation with federal immigration agents on a drug task force was revealed …
Read More »El Paso doctor disciplined for improper prescribing leading to patient overdoses
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso doctor was disciplined by the Texas Medical Board and accused of prescribing controlled substances to a patient who, in some cases, led to overdoses. The Texas Medical Board disciplined 27 doctors at a June meeting. Among those were two El Paso doctors, one of whom was Dr. M.D. Blas Miranda. The Board …
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