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On Wednesday’s show: The Book of Murder
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (428+ words) On Wednesday's show: The Book of Murder'WJCT News 89.9 - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service On Wednesday's show: The Book of Murder From his days as a newbie worried about getting sick…...
Father of US-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) HONG KONG " The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder's financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security…...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1703+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Alberto Casta'eda Mondrag'n says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to…...
State immigration enforcement costs top $500M, Hope Florida halted, and more
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (439+ words) State immigration enforcement costs top $500M" Florida has spent at least $573 million on "Operation Vigilant Sentry." That's the name of the state's immigration enforcement efforts. This money has been taken from an emergency response fund that state lawmakers created in 2022. State…...
Minneapolis Police Chief discusses his force's relationship with federal immigration agents
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (621+ words) There are as many as 3,000 federal immigration agents in and around Minneapolis, more than four times the number of sworn officers with the city's police department. NPR's Meg Anderson took a ride with the Minneapolis police chief to hear how…...
ICE budget at center of debate to fund the government
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (198+ words) ICE budget at center of debate to fund the government'news.wjct.org - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service ICE budget at center of debate to fund the government Here & Now's Indira…...
First Amendment lawyer says FBI's search of journalist's home is 'radical escalation"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (38+ words) First Amendment lawyer says FBI's search of journalist's home is 'radical escalation'WJCT News 89.9 NPR's Michel Martin asks First Amendment lawyer Theodore Boutrous about the FBI executing a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter....
On Wednesday’s show: Criminal justice crossroads
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) Guest: Michelle Suskauer, criminal defense attorney and former president of The Florida Bar Guest: Evan Pucillo, father, advocate/fundraiser for Return to Zero: HOPE And, a local New Year's Eve event puts a coastal twist on a Times Square tradition....
Policing the police
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (315+ words) A local documentary series looks back at the unprecedented federal investigation into officer corruption, drug dealing and murder at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. - On Air Now Playing Jacksonville's Jazz Radio 89.9 HD4 - On Air Now Playing WJCT Radio Reading Service A WJXT…...
Chicago South Shore building residents recount 'humiliating' ICE raid
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (72+ words) A federal judge in Chicago is weighing whether federal immigration agents have used appropriate force in recent enforcement efforts. NPR reports on a residential building raid that's become a symbol of these new, and harsher tactics. A federal judge in…...