USCIS to train special armed agents with powers to arrest applicants and lawyers 🏆

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In a dramatic policy shift, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will begin training armed special agents with authority to investigate, arrest, and prosecute immigration-related violations.

A final rule, published September 5 in the Federal Register, empowers USCIS officers classified as ‘1811 special agents’ to carry firearms, execute warrants, and undertake criminal investigations—responsibilities traditionally handled by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The final rule takes effect 30 days after publication.

The fact that USCIS, which is a benefits agency (it processes and grants visas and other immigration related benefits such as employment authorisation documents) will be training armed agents, reportedly “to look for fraud in immigration applications—and arrest the immigrants in question or the lawyers who helped prepare their petitions,” has invited sharp criticism and concern from The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

USCIS to train special armed agents with powers to arrest applicants and lawyers - The Times of India https://share.google/PjavR7euzsN8Vf1fE

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Prosecute those that do things illegal, wow, what a great ideal.  

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19 minutes ago, weepaws said:

Prosecute those that do things illegal, wow, what a great ideal.  

Get e'm all WeePaws. Let God sort them out.