Scott Erickson

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Scott Erickson is the former acting chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a former senior counselor for law enforcement to the secretary of homeland security.

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  • How Chaos at Border Fuels Opioid Crisis

    Scott Erickson
    The crisis at the southwest border continues to spiral out of control with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announcing a record 212,672 migrant encounters in July. The over 1.3 million encounters thus far in fiscal year 2021 is a stark reminder that the free-for-all along the border continues to rage unabated. >>> Watch: [The…
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  • State, Local Police Should Keep 287(G) Partnerships With ICE to Protect Us From Criminal Aliens

    Scott Erickson
  • One Year After Dallas Police Shooting, Anti-Cop Hostility Still Threatens Our Society

    Scott Erickson
  • Successful US Missile Defense Test Shows How Essential This Program Is

    Scott Erickson
  • Jeff Sessions’ Speech to Law Enforcement Signals Tough Approach to Violent Crime

    Scott Erickson
  • The Truth About Sanctuary Cities and Crime Rates

    Scott Erickson
  • For Once, Law Enforcement Has a Friend in the White House

    Scott Erickson
  • Let’s Empower the Police to Protect Our Communities and Themselves

    Scott Erickson
  • Artwork Depicting Cops as Pigs Has No Place in the US Capitol

    Scott Erickson
  • Charlotte Riots Hurt Police-Community Relations, Put Police in More Danger

    Scott Erickson
  • Obama Administration Still Hasn’t Implemented Alert System to Protect Police, 15 Months After It Passed Congress

    Scott Erickson
  • The Real Tragedy of Milwaukee Riots

    Scott Erickson
  • A Real Conversation on Police and Society Requires Empathy for Police, Too

    Scott Erickson
  • An Act of Terror Against the Men and Women of Law Enforcement

    Scott Erickson
  • Here Are the Police Officers the Media Should Have Talked About in 2015

    Scott Erickson
  • For Many Vets, Military Career First Step in Service to US, Followed by Serving in Law Enforcement

    Scott Erickson