ICE raids signal agency policy shift
New Haven’s controversial immigration raids may be a symptom of a simple, but momentous, political change at the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
A report released by the Migration Policy Institute this month highlights a crucial policy shift that created an incentive for ICE agents to detain as many illegal immigrants as possible, rather than focus on high-priority, criminal targets. And while it is unclear what impact this policy shift had on New Haven, in particular, this has not stopped city officials from continuing to scrutinize ICE raids.
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"Crossing an international boundary" is a civil infraction — not a felony. Some people just don't get the difference ...
I hope you never get a parking ticket, but if you do, I'll hope for your sake you don't end up in a detention facility.
“Detention is also a frightening and dehumanizing experience, particularly for people who find themselves in jail but who have never committed a crime.”
Never committed a crime?! What about the crime of illegally crossing an international boundary? Some people just don't get the difference between legal and illegal anymore...