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Law enforcement transparency

The need for law enforcement agencies to be transparent in their operations and identification.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 26, 2026

What official evidence (body‑worn camera, radio logs, autopsy report) has been publicly released in the Alex Pretti case and what does it show?

Federal and independent news outlets report that the main publicly available material in the case consists of multiple bystander videos and photos, plus a DHS-released photograph of a firearm and agen...

Jan 15, 2026

What guidelines require ICE or HSI agents to identify themselves during arrests, and where are they documented?

Federal reporting and legal guides uniformly state that immigration officers — including ICE and HSI personnel — are required by federal law and agency regulations to identify themselves as officers a...

Jan 19, 2026

What are Houston Police Department General Orders that govern missing persons and how can redacted sections be requested under public records?

The Houston Police Department’s written policies on missing, kidnapped and found persons are embodied in its General Orders—most directly in the Missing, Kidnapped, and Found Persons order (600-08) an...

Jan 30, 2026

What measures has ICE adopted to ensure officers clearly identify themselves after FBI warnings about impersonators?

issued a bulletin warning that criminals were posing as agents and urged law‑enforcement partners to ensure officers “adequately identify themselves” and to cooperate when civilians request verificati...

Jan 29, 2026

How have activist accountability projects documented enforcement actions while attempting to reduce risks to private individuals?

have built public databases, litigation strategies, and research tools to surface while using techniques — data aggregation, redaction, legal advocacy, and controlled access — intended to limit exposu...