Justice, Homeland Security Deny FBI Will Halt ICE Clash Probes After 2 Fatal Shootings
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 19
Justice, Homeland Security Deny FBI Will Halt ICE Clash Probes After 2 Fatal Shootings
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 19
Summary
Justice and Homeland Security said the FBI will keep investigating assaults on federal officers, rejecting reports that agents had been told those ICE-related cases would stop.
Thursday notices to FBI managers and some ICE agents had said the bureau would no longer investigate confrontations involving Homeland Security personnel, according to people briefed on the internal guidance.
Those cases can uncover evidence against immigration agents themselves, so ending them would sharply reduce scrutiny as federal officers face growing criticism over use of force.
Two fatal shootings by ICE agents in Texas and Maine over the past two weeks have intensified attention on the administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.