When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents show up at someone’s door, they can, and often do, identify themselves as Police. That’s a Major Problem in many Immigrant communities.
Immigration Agents misidentifying themselves as regular Police, seriously erodes Trust in Local Law enforcement. It also can lead to Violations of Immigrants’ Rights. For example, when People think they’re required to comply with a Search when they’reNnot.
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently introduced the, Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act (S.4527), Legislation that would stop ICE and CBP from wearing Clothing displaying the word “Police.” Congress must pass this Legislation to protect iImigrant communities.
This Deception is a threat to Public Safety and an Abuse of Immigrant Rights, but it’s technically Not Illegal under current Law.
According to an Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), “We have repeatedly seen ICE go to people’s homes and coerce people to authorize entry under the mistaken belief that [the agents] are police. It undermines public safety in these communities.”
It’s Congress’s responsibility to pass a Law Protecting Immigrants from Over-Policing and Police Brutality.
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