Bill would ban ICE agents from claiming to be police
WASHINGTON — Officers and agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have, for years, worn jackets and vests bearing the words “POLICE ICE.”
Lawmakers have largely ignored the issue.
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Velázquez’s bill, which would amend a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act, comes as the Trump administration has empowered ICE agents to more aggressively pursue and detain undocumented immigrants.
A February memo by Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly details sweeping new guidelines to crack down on illegal immigration.