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Half the undocumented immigrants rounded up in February raids had no criminal records or minor offen
June 01, 2017 - Approximately half of the unauthorized immigrants targeted in a set of deportation raids in February have no criminal records or traffic offenses, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data obtained by The Washington Post. Of the 675 immigrants detained in the raids, 163 had been convicted of traffic violations — 90% of those cases involved drunk driving. Meanwhile, 177 immigrants had no criminal records, though the Post notes that 66 had traffic- or immigration-related charges pending. 2 had homicide convictions, 80 were convicted of assault, and 57 had convictions for "dangerous drugs." The February raids, which took place in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlan...
State bill to expand firearm background checks
May 29, 2017 - A new bill to extend criminal background checks to all purchases of firearms was formally unveiled Tuesday in Harrisburg. State Rep....
Trump’s New FBI Director Will Inherit a Gun Background-Check System Marred by Missing Records and Ma
May 26, 2017 - A few weeks after a a gunman murdered nine members of a prayer group at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, the then-directo...
Appeals Court Reinstates Criminal Background Checks for School Construction Workers
May 25, 2017 - A Pennsylvania court order that stopped school districts outside Pittsburgh from conducting background checks of all applicants and employees on sc...
Attorney general ‘concerned’ about blanket seal of criminal records
May 24, 2017 - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says she’s “concerned” about a new exemption to the state’s Sunshine Law, which would vi...
Thousands of police on the beat without current background checks
May 23, 2017 - Thousands of police officers across the UK have not had up-to-date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. Figures r...
Few putting Act 5 law — shielding criminal records from public — to good use
May 19, 2017 - A relatively new state law allows some people convicted of nonviolent crimes to have their criminal records shielded from potential employers and l...
Macys under fire for background checks
May 19, 2017 - A nonprofit organization that helps ex-prisoners says Macy's criminal background check policies used to screen job applicants violates federal...
Inaccurate Background Check Leads Applicant to File Class Action Lawsuit against Prospective Employe
May 18, 2017 - A Booneville, Indiana woman who was shocked to learn she would not be hired for a nursing job when an employment background check report revealed t...
Lawmakers Quietly Seal 3 Million Criminal Records
May 17, 2017 - Open government advocates are urging Governor Rick Scott to veto a measure that would seal nearly three million criminal records from public view....
New law tells victims when assailant fails gun background check
May 15, 2017 - Victims with protection orders will soon be notified if their assailant fails a background check for a gun, under a bill Governor Jay Inslee signed...
Ducey OKs Ban on Background Checks for Private Gun Sales
May 12, 2017 - Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that block state and local governments from requiring background checks on private gun sales. ...
Immigration sweep in Florida nets 73 with criminal records
May 10, 2017 - Immigration agents fanned across the state for a week ending Monday and arrested 73 men and women with criminal records, who now face deportation,...
If the governor signs this bill, 2.7 million criminal records vanish from public view
May 08, 2017 - More than 2.7 million criminal records will be sealed and the arrest records of hundreds of thousands of people will be concealed under a bill head...
Florida bill sealing criminal records heading to governor
May 03, 2017 - A bill that allows for the automatic sealing of criminal history records in Florida is heading to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott. The F...
Minors would avoid criminal records for pot possession under new law
April 27, 2017 - The federal government has tailored its highly anticipated marijuana legislation to ensure younger teens don't wind up with criminal records fo...
Bipartisan Effort For Strengthening Criminal Background Checks
April 26, 2017 - A bipartisan group of 167 House Representatives has called for funds to strengthen criminal background checks. Connecticut Congresswoman Elizabeth...
Hundreds of Uber, Lyft drivers win background check appeals
April 25, 2017 - Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers may now be able to get their jobs back, after they were originally banned from driving-for-hire. U...
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