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Investigative capacity and barriers

Technical and legal barriers complicate tracing and evidence recovery, limiting arrests.

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Feb 4, 2026

What specific documents satisfy ICE for proving U.S. citizenship at checkpoints?

’s formal guidance recognizes categories of “probative evidence” that can establish citizenship—most notably U.S. passports, Consular reports of birth abroad, naturalization certificates and birth cer...

Feb 3, 2026

How do discrepancies between state court records and federal statements about a person’s criminal history typically get resolved in public investigations?

When state court records and statements about a person’s diverge, public investigations typically resolve the conflict by tracing claims back to primary records, using fingerprint-based searches and i...

Jan 20, 2026

What legal avenues exist to overturn a state felony conviction in New York and how long do appeals typically take?

New York law provides several formal pathways to challenge and potentially overturn a state felony conviction: a direct appeal to an intermediate appellate court, post‑conviction motions (most commonl...

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