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Federal criminal law

The body of law that governs federal crimes, including assaults on federal officers.

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Jan 11, 2026
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Does ice have the authority to arrest people for disobeying a command

ICE does have legal powers to arrest people, and those powers can extend to someone who disobeys an officer’s lawful command if that disobedience amounts to a criminal offense—for example resisting, o...

Jan 16, 2026

How does DHS define and classify an 'assault' against federal officers in its public data releases?

The Department of Homeland Security’s public use-of-force dataset groups incidents into three categories—officer use of force, subject assault against officer, and maritime vessel disabling fire—but t...