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Calls are growing for the interim U.S. attorney in Chicago, Andrew Boutros, to resign over his handling of the "Broadview 6" case — six individuals charged with federal crimes for protesting outside Chicago's Broadview ICE jail in September. The remaining charges against four of the Broadview 6 were recently dismissed after the case collapsed in court due to widespread prosecutorial misconduct. "This DOJ has completely corrupted the grand jury process," says attorney Chris Parente, who represented one of the Broadview 6. "When they decide that they want to get a political indictment through, they will do whatever it takes, even acting in an unethical way."
Parente, himself a former federal prosecutor, says federal prosecutors heavily misrepresented the case and forced an indictment despite the grand jury initially voting against it. What's "even worse," he adds, is the U.S. attorney's subsequent cover-up of the prosecutors' conduct, refusing to release the grand jury transcripts for months and later redacting and withholding full pages from the judge who ordered their release. "As a former federal prosecutor, your job is not to win any case. It's to do the right thing. And I've never seen a case like this, where from the jump they did the wrong thing at every single turn."
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Today, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This infrastructure bill delivers historic investments in our Nation's crumbling infrastructure and, in doing so, creates millions of jobs and provides much-needed relief to disadvantaged communities across our country.
I was honored to be present at the President's signing ceremony today. Our Department of Homeland Security will receive significant funds to advance our work on behalf of the American people. The bipartisan bill delivers almost $8 billion to our Department, including:
$430 million to CBP for the construction and modernization of our land ports of entry and equipment and fixtures for operations.
$434 million to the Coast Guard for better housing for service members, safety and training facilities, family support and child development centers, and shore construction.
Almost $6.8 billion to FEMA, to be allocated as follows:$67 million for dam safety and assistance to states;$2.2 billion for federal assistance through grants and programming;$1 billion for disaster relief funding over the next five years; and$3.5 billion for the National Flood Insurance Program.$135 million to CISA for risk management operations, stakeholder engagement, and cyber response and recovery efforts over the next five years.
$157.5 million to S&T for critical infrastructure security and resilience research and development.In addition, GSA will receive more than $3 billion for critical investments in CBP's Border Patrol stations and land ports of entry.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will have a profound impact on our Department and our ability to execute our mission. The funds we receive will support and advance your incredible work to keep our homeland secure.
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