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ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It was created in 2003, an outgrowth of a policy change after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Police confirmed at least seven people — some of whom were on their way to work in Vail — were detained by ICE in EagleVail last week.
During a debate between Crockett and State Representative James Talarico sponsored by the AFL-CIO of Texas on Saturday, Crockett compared ICE to the nazis.
Misinformation about ICE authority has spread widely online. Federal law allows ICE to detain, arrest, and use force under defined conditions, and misunderstanding those powers can lead to dangerous real-world consequences.
ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.
Celebrities from movie stars to pop singers are speaking up with calls to action against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after two Americans were shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
Republican-backed immigration enforcement bill clears Indiana Senate, expanding cooperation with federal authorities and penalizing noncompliance.
The department said that just as the public is kept back from accident scenes and crime scenes, similar safety boundaries will be in place during active law enforcement operations.
Minneapolis is in turmoil following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is heading to the city. Pretti's fatal shooting follows another similar incident involving a resident by ICE officers.