US EditionICE and CBP officials grilled on enforcement tactics at hearing on immigration
- Leaders from ICE and CBP defended their enforcement tactics during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing amid calls for reforms related to training and accountability.
- ICE agent training has been shortened to as little as 47 days for experienced candidates, while CBP training remains longer, with Border Patrol agents receiving approximately 117 days and CBP officers about 103 days of training.
- Democrats demanded reforms including body camera usage, banning masks, requiring judicial warrants, and prohibiting roving patrols, citing concerns over misconduct and fatalities.
- The hearing took place amid a DHS budget standoff, with Democrats threatening to block funding without reforms and Republicans generally supporting the agencies while remaining open to some changes.
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Washington. Todd Lyons, the interim head of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), yesterday defended the corporation’s agents before Congress, by backing their tactics and threatening that they will not be intimidated while carrying out the massive deportation plans of U.S. President Donald Trump.
“De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics
House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seeing around the country, whether it’s in detention, whether it’s in the streets or even in the courts,” says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who is calling for her fellow Democrats to suspend funding for the Departm
Immigration officials defend tactics amid public backlash
The heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Among the questions they faced was whether the tactics used by their agents during arrests and deportations run afoul of the Constitution. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Five Key Takeaways From ICE and CBP Leaders’ First Testimony Before Congress
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leaders defended their agencies’ enforcement tactics in front of Congress in the first oversight hearing since the deadly Minneapolis shootings, amid a broader budget standoff and rising scrutiny of federal immigration operations. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ICE Acting Chief Todd Lyons, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servic…
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