SCOOP: ICE Agents Use Secret Rules to Justify Lethal Force
ICE’s "Firearms and Use of Force" policy is almost entirely redacted, leaving the public in the dark about when agents can legally pull the trigger.
WASHINGTON — As the nation reels from the fatal shooting of unarmed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good, a burgeoning transparency crisis has hit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Newly surfaced documents reveal that while DHS and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintain public guidelines for the use of force, the specific directive governing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) remains almost entirely hidden from the public eye behind heavy redactions (HT Crust News and ICE List for the documents):
The revelation comes as Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), launched a scathing inquiry into the “indefensible use of force” by federal agents, accusing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem of spreading “deception and propaganda” regarding the Minneapolis tragedy.
A “Directive of Darkness”
While the overarching DHS Use of Force Policy and the 63-page CBP Use of Force Handbook are publicly accessible, ICE Directive 19009.3, titled “…