Claims of ICE Agents' Misconduct on the Rise
Claims of misconduct by ICE agents are increasing, according to David Bier of the CATO Institute.
Immigration raids have increased nationwide, with agents patrolling city streets to detain and deport record numbers of people presumed to be in the U.S. However, this enhanced enforcement effort has resulted in alleged assaults, car crashes, and the use of less-lethal munitions to fire on protesters, as well as warrantless arrests.
- Alleged assaults
- Car crashes
- Use of less-lethal munitions on protesters
- Warrantless arrests
Videos and personal accounts on social media detail immigration agents from the Department of Homeland Security allegedly harming people in the Chicago area during Operation Midway Blitz.
The images, sometimes from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's own accounts, show agents drawing guns on drivers, arresting people in their homes, and striking a pastor in the head with a pepper bullet while he prayed.
Author's summary: ICE agents' misconduct claims are rising amid increased immigration raids.