Posted on 06/29/2018 9:41:04 AM PDT by Red Badger
More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents have signed a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen calling to eliminate ICE and shift its work to another bureau.
At least 19 ICE investigators signed the letter to Nielsen, saying they were concerned that the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration was preventing them from carrying out the agency’s other duties.
Investigators “have been perceived as targeting undocumented aliens, instead of the transnational criminal organizations that facilitate cross border crimes impacting our communities and national security,” the letter states.
The agents who signed the letter are members of Homeland Security Investigations, a section of ICE. Agents in the division work on crimes like drug trafficking, cyber crimes and human smuggling, according to The New York Times.
The agents suggested that Nielsen create a second bureau just for their investigations and another for immigration detentions and deportations.
The Texas Observer first reported on the letter.
The Hill has reached out to ICE for comment.
Calls to dissolve ICE have recently grown more popular among Democratic lawmakers in light of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the border.
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) last week introduced a bill to eliminate the agency.
The Trump administration faced widespread criticism for its practice of separating immigrant children from their families at the border, which Trump ended with an executive order last week.
Immigrant families will now be detained together under the zero tolerance policy, which requires that all adults caught illegally crossing the border face prosecution.
Updated at 10:25 p.m.
I hate for people to lose their jobs.
However, if I was running ICE 19 would lose their jobs TODAY.
Sack these jumped up paper shufflers.
OK, you traitors leave.
Democrat dick weasel move.
I’d meet them part way with the elimination of 19 positions.
I wonder if there’s a clause in their statement of work about not doing your job. If so, bring them up on those charges and fire them. No more pension or benefits.
Are the names of these idiots available?
have been perceived as targeting undocumented aliens
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That’s your job.
It is not necessary to wait until illegal aliens have harmed or killed Americans before they are removed.
They should just resign, today.
Just resign then, you p****ies
How much did this cost Soros????
Who exactly got them into cyber crime activity?
And drugs? They should hand this off to the FBI, or state agencies. I can see them doing routine drug-checks at the border or airports, but beyond that....no.
12??? WE HAVE BRAVER RETIRED MILITARY SNIPERS WHO CAN TAKE YOUR JOBS. YOU UNGRATEFUL TWITS.
Can we do the same with the FBI while we’re at it?
First order of business on the down sizing of ICE ,would -be the firing of this 19 agents ,they know their jobs aren’t important .
Investigators “have been perceived as targeting undocumented aliens, instead of ...
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HEY !!! Ijits !!!
That’s what youre supposed to be doing...targeting, stopping, arresting, deporting the illegal aliens...
Wow, 19 people who are incapable of doing the job they were hired to do.
You’d think they had no idea they were working at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Investigators “have been perceived as targeting undocumented aliens, instead of the transnational criminal organizations that facilitate cross border crimes impacting our communities and national security.”
A good many of these illegals are part of and being aided by the same transnational criminal organizations these ICEflakes claim to want to stop. Deep State at work trying to undermine immigration enforcement!
Oh for Pete’s sake.
The self-righteousness just oozes.
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