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ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It was created in 2003, an outgrowth of a policy change after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Misinformation about ICE authority has spread widely online. Federal law allows ICE to detain, arrest, and use force under defined conditions, and misunderstanding those powers can lead to dangerous real-world consequences.
As ICE and Border Patrol agents increasingly work alongside one another nationwide, it's often become difficult to tell them apart.
ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.
Minneapolis is in turmoil following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol officer. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is heading to the city. Pretti's fatal shooting follows another similar incident involving a resident by ICE officers.
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
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JD Vance visits Toledo, Minneapolis to defend immigration enforcement and promote Trump record
TOLEDO, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance traveled to Ohio and Minnesota on Thursday, delivering remarks at an industrial rail facility in Toledo before heading to Minneapolis to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials amid tensions over the administration’s immigration policies.
But County Attorney Brad Miller and ICE say the agreement will remain in effect, according to a County Attorney's Office news release.