US EditionAgency that issues visas, green cards forming police force
USCIS will deploy roughly 200 special agents nationwide with authority to arrest immigrants and lawyers for fraud, aiming to clear backlogs and enforce immigration laws more efficiently.
- The Trump administration announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will add law enforcement agents who can carry firearms and make arrests.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services aims to address immigration fraud and clear backlogs with its new special agents who can investigate and prosecute violators.
- Critics argue that the presence of law enforcement agents may deter eligible individuals from applying for immigration benefits, potentially chilling participation.
- Director Joseph Edlow emphasized that this change aligns with the Trump administration's efforts to enhance immigration enforcement and uphold the integrity of immigration laws.
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Immigration agency that handles green cards will be allowed to hire armed agents
The change allows USCIS to investigate and arrest those who violate immigration laws in the U.S as Trump carries out a crackdown on migration.
Immigration benefits agency now authorized to carry firearms and conduct raids
Welcome to Trump's America, where every federal agency gets its own SWAT team and even the paper-pushers pack heat. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), America's formerly mild-mannered immigration paperwork processor, just joined Trump's ever-expanding collection of armed MAGA paramilitary soldiers conducting raids in the United States. — Read the rest The post Immigration benefits agency now authorized to carry firearms and condu…
Armed Agents Coming to US Green Card, Citizenship Agency
The Trump administration said Thursday that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — the primary government agency that processes green cards and citizenship applications — will soon add armed agents authorized to make arrests. USCIS reviews applications and interviews immigrants seeking to remain in the United States legally by obtaining green cards, being approved for humanitarian programs, or becoming naturalized citizens. According to The…
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