File #: 25-3451    Version: 1 Name: DENOUNCING CALLOUS AND DECEPTIVE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IN REGARD TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Type: Resolution Status: Held / Deferred in Committee
File created: 7/18/2025 In control: Human Relations Committee
On agenda: 7/24/2025 Final action:
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION DENOUNCING CALLOUS AND DECEPTIVE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IN REGARD TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, unifying separate federal departments into one Cabinet-level department that oversees a range of topics including immigration, border security, trafficking, and terrorism; and WHEREAS, Homeland Security established Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003 with the mission of protecting national security and enforcing our borders; and WHEREAS, ICE has more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world, counts with an annual budget of $8 billion, and whose work is carried out by units such as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO); and WHEREAS, under the Trump Administration, ICE agents have increasingly us...
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

DENOUNCING CALLOUS AND DECEPTIVE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IN REGARD TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

WHEREAS, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, unifying separate federal departments into one Cabinet-level department that oversees a range of topics including immigration, border security, trafficking, and terrorism; and

WHEREAS, Homeland Security established Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003 with the mission of protecting national security and enforcing our borders; and

WHEREAS, ICE has more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world, counts with an annual budget of $8 billion, and whose work is carried out by units such as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO); and

WHEREAS, under the Trump Administration, ICE agents have increasingly used deceptive tactics and in some cases, brutal force to separate and intimidate immigrant families and individuals, many of whom do not have a criminal record; and

WHEREAS, attorneys, nonprofit organizations, and media outlets have reported agents using deceitful practices to arrest and detain individuals without a warrant; and

WHEREAS, it has been reported that ICE is arresting and detaining residents seeking legal status who are lawfully abiding by immigration procedures set forth by federal officials; and

WHEREAS, it has been reported that such arrests have occurred at immigration court hearings even after cases get dismissed upon ICE motions and at short-notice check-ins; and

WHEREAS, ICE agents have also engaged in "collateral arrests" that include individuals with lawful work permits, student visas, legal permanent residency, and in some cases, tourists, reporters, and U.S. citizens; and

WHEREAS, in their efforts to detain immigrants, ICE agents have engage...

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