Posted on 02/22/2021 8:42:14 AM PST by Red Badger
The Biden administration’s new Homeland Security plan would effectively abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) via administrative, according to a Washington Times exclusive report on Sunday.
During a remote meeting with agency personnel in Texas, several individuals familiar with the plans said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas proposed converting some of the 4,000 ICE agents to criminal investigators, a move deportation officers compared to city police departments transferring beat cops to detectives, effectively ending street patrols for basic crimes.
“This is an administrative abolishment of ICE as we currently know it,” one source told The Washington Times.
While Mr. Mayorkas’ plan would give officers a promotion to the rank of agent, officers who took part in the discussion said they felt the offer was manipulative and were being pushed out of the jobs they signed up for.
“It’s all spin,” one source said. “We’re not going to abolish ICE, but we really are going to abolish ICE as you know it.”
Acting Director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tae Johnson agreed with Mayorkas during the phone meeting, according to one of the Times’ sources.
When approached by the news outlet, the Department of Homeland Security said it “won’t comment on internal meetings.”
According to the Times, ICE officers believe they would take a hefty pay cut averaging around $9,000 per year as a result of eliminated overtime hours if the change is implemented.
For years, a number of Democrats and immigrants rights activists have called to “Abolish ICE”, specifically the Enforcement and Removal Operations branch, which processes arrests, detainments and deportations of illegal immigrants.
According to Jessica Vaughan, policy studies director at the Center for Immigration Studies, a small percentage of illegal immigrants are ever prosecuted criminally, meaning much of ICE’s immigration enforcement happens administratively.
“By eliminating the option of removing people on administrative charges, Mayorkas will be eliminating ICE’s ability to enforce immigration laws, and as a side effect, eliminating ICE’s ability to use its immigration authorities to target all manner of criminals, smugglers, gang members, fraudsters and any other illegal alien who is causing problems here,” she said.
Vaughan said converting the officers to criminal investigators would undermine the system, essentially “setting ICE up to fail in its mission,” adding that the move would actually increase criminal prosecutions.
It is unclear if the changes within the agency would require congressional approval or if Mayorkas’ could implement them administratively.
Last week, ICE issued new rules requiring officers to make written requests for supervisors’ approval to deport “low priority” illegal immigrants, including drunken drivers, certain domestic assault offenders, identity theft convicts and other felons whose crimes aren’t “aggravated”
Homeland Security officials did not say the number of deportations they anticipate will be canceled as a result of the new rules. Each case will be judged based on outside factors like family ties, officials said.
May as well abolish them if you won’t let them do their job.
Bush League Republicans cheer.
More Americans will lose their jobs, but it’s ok!!!!
AMERICANS LAST!!!!!!!!
Good grief. Dismantling America in it’s entirety in just 6 weeks. Something big is afoot. NG in DC still. And that’s not just to propagandize against Trump voters.
Man, there’s going to be some fallout from these stupid decisions.
It would not surprise me with these criminals.
My fellow Americans, and even some family members have made me tired. Tired of seeing the signs, sounding the alarm, only to have them chide me for being an extremist.
Either through active participation, or through ignorant neglect, I am stuck watching Americans get what they want, and what they deserve.
The article states: Last week, ICE issued new rules requiring officers to make written requests for supervisors’ approval to deport “low priority” illegal immigrants, including drunken drivers, certain domestic assault offenders, identity theft convicts and other felons whose crimes aren’t “aggravated”
We Americans are “aggravated” when a drunk driver kills a loved one, when someone steals our identity and loots our bank account, etc. Any serious crime should be automatic deportation of an illegal alien.
Bump
Joseph Stolen is an idiot
Abbott should just call in the TX National Guard to the border. If JoeK Bimentia wants to do something about it, just as well the first shot of the taking back of America starts in Texas.
So no enforcement by authorities at border or of illegals already in the country?
First issue a directive to “undocumented” aliens: You are now on your own to follow the rules and the laws yourselves according to your own sense of right and wrong. You are self-policing now. Best of luck to all of you.
Somewhere Al Capone is saying “Why was I born too soon? Why?”
Increase the minimum wage, open the borders—all at a time when industry is focusing on replacing workers with robots and other software.
What could possibly go wrong?
Very well said. Totally agree with you.
That goes without saying. And is also a liar, thief, and pedophile and child molester.
Biden said the N word this weekend. He didnt mean to do it but jumbled up his words. Supposedly bloomberg included it in the closed caption but I cant find it.
He is a walking talking mess.
George Wallace tried that.
Didn’t work too well...................
But they will all still be paid.
ML/NJ
Any link to a story?.................
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