Washington, DC - Briefing by Acting Director of ICE Matthew Albence:

El Centro, California - The El Centro Police Department is continuing the investigation in reference to a burned body located in the area of 900 S. 2nd, along the railroad tracks.  With the help of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office Coroner, our efforts have resulted in confirming the identity of the victim in this case.  The victim was identified on Friday, September 20th as 30-year-old El Centro resident Raul Esparza. 

Washington, DC -  The winner of the 2019 Grateful American Book Prize is Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, for The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor [Delacorte Books for Young Readers].

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission staff has sent letters to seven legal practitioners and lead generators expressing concerns that some television advertisements that solicit clients for personal injury lawsuits against drug manufacturers may be deceptive or unfair under the FTC Act. The FTC is not publicly identifying who received the letters.

Washington, DC - Monday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the selection of the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) to lead a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy-Water Desalination Hub (Hub) that will address water security issues in the United States.

Gaithersburg, Maryland - I didn’t understand what people were asking me when I was a kid. The question would come in several different forms. Sometimes it was “What are you?” Other times it was “Where are you from?” I would answer with things I knew to be true, like “I’m a girl” or “I’m a person” or “I’m from Maryland,” in a sincere, but failed, effort to satisfy my questioner.