Posted on 08/29/2007 4:29:58 AM PDT by Man50D
Immigration and Customs Enforcement criminal investigators will no longer be involved in immigration work site enforcement or conduct checks for illegal alien prisoners.
Almost 1,000 ICE Office of Investigations agents will be reassigned exclusively to customs investigations, reducing the manpower involved in detention and removal of illegal aliens to 4,000 nationwide, according to documents obtained by The Washington Times and interviews with ICE union representatives.
ICE officials refused to comment on the internal documents or clarify the number of investigators that are to be reassigned.
The Washington Times has obtained an internal August memorandum written by ICE Office of Investigations Director Marcy Forman and Director John P. Torres, with Detention and Removal Operations (DRO), listing the new protocols for the agency.
Prior to the memorandum, the Office of Investigations worked hand in hand with Detention and Removal agents to remove and deport illegal alien absconders.
"[Detention and Removal] is a rapidly expanding program with the responsibility for ensuring that all removable aliens are detained in a safe environment and expeditiously removed from the United States. DRO has the responsibility for detaining and removing illegal aliens apprehended by ICE, [Customs and Border Protection] and, as resources allow, other law enforcement entities," states the Aug. 20 memo. "It is the vision of ICE for DRO to assume primary responsibility for non-investigative administrative arrests, for example, state and local law enforcement response to interdiction of immigration violators or probation and parole referrals."
Resources and manpower, however, are scarce, ICE agents say.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
were they getting too successful?
Yes it is much more important to screen for counterfit Beanie Babies and bootleg DVDs. (and YES customs did step up these efforts under Bubba Clinton).
They also check the size and count of shipments in order to assure the maximum import duty is being paid to the government.
Never forget... follow the money.
The amnesty crowd has warned us: immigration laws will not be enforced without a “comprehensive reform”.
We refused to submit to blackmail and defeated the bill. The traitor’s answer is less enforcement with the attitude of “take this”!
The amnesty crowd must be fired in ‘08.
traitor’s should be traitors’
This just means there is NO INTENT OR DESIRE to follow and enforce the law in ICE.
The only solution is a thorough houscleaning, by that I mean FIRING THE B*STARDS.
We might have to start over from scratch.
No, this means that they can spot these people in the FICA reports from employers without going out on raids.
Withdrawing the NG from the border.
Transferring ICE to Customs.
Supporting sanctuary cities.
Continuing with government freebies.
Allowing Mexico to dictate to the US.
Presidential speeches stating they’re just hard working family types doing jobs Americans won’t.
Turning a blind eye to parades and protests.
Not enforcing laws already on the books and wasting tax dollars on debates of new laws.
I guess our stupid politicians still don’t get it even after the amnesty b.s. fiasco.
Time to clean house and boot out the imcumbants that support illegals.
Hear me Rudy? HOw about you Graham?
and the hits just keep on coming...LOL
“WHERE’S THE FENCE!”
ICE takes its stance from the leadership at the top. This action reflects the Administration's pro international commerce, open borders and anti illegal alien enforcement policies of the President. If we had a President who wanted aggressive enforcement and border protection, ICE's performance would be quite different. A 1,000 agent reallocation of resources decision came from quite high up in DHS.
More back stabbing from the jorge administration.
Bush is a joke.
That sentence makes no sense. It is wishful thinking.
Where do you folks think the ICE agents came from? U.S. Customs. That’s right - before they became ICE, they worked on trivial things like counter-terrorism, keeping unsafe Chinese products off our shelves, and stopping kiddie porn from being imported into the US. They had a lot more missions than just immigration.
Not everything is a huge government conspiracy.
CBP Ping.
Looks like we’re getting the agents back.
How did you get hold of the platform for both party’s 2008 conventions?
Militia time
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