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Two ways Congress can ensure more ICE accountability following killing of a U.S. citizen
Minnesota officials criticize Homeland Security's cuts to oversight offices, linking them to reduced investigations amid at least 10 immigration officer shootings nationwide.
- Minnesota leaders and demonstrators are calling for accountability after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman, prompting protests and dozens of arrests.
- The Department of Homeland Security has cut staff and sought to close three watchdog offices, while a whistleblower report last year alleged hundreds of complaints went unaddressed.
- Cellphone footage obtained by NBC News shows an officer walking around a vehicle before shots were fired, and videos indicate the driver did not knock down the officer, prompting expert scrutiny of DHS training and policy.
- On Thursday the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said federal officials reversed course and said the probe would be led solely by the FBI, but the BCA warned it lacks full access to evidence, witnesses and information.
- Federal officials say immigration raids will continue even as legal experts warn limits to immunity and Justice Department Civil Rights Division staffing cuts reduce oversight capacity.
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Two ways Congress can ensure more ICE accountability following killing of a U.S. citizen
As a resident of Wickliffe and a retired professional focused on accountability, I am troubled by the federal immigration tactics that recently led to the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minnesota by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. This tragedy exposes the fundamental failure of responsible governance when law enforcement remains intentionally anonymous.When ICE agents wear masks and operate from unmarked vehicles in …
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Total News Sources7
Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution71% Left
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- 71% of the sources lean Left
71% Left
L 71%
C 29%
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