ICE Offering 'Citizens Academy' Course with Training on Arresting Immigrants
Source: Newsweek
he U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is set to launch a six-week "Citizens Academy" course on immigration enforcement, which will include training for citizens on how to arrest undocumented immigrants.
A letter published online by The St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America (IFCLA) appears to show ICE Chicago Field Office Director Robert Guadian inviting shareholders to participate in the course, which includes six days of training over a six-week period starting in September.
"You have been identified as a valued member of the community who may have interest in participating in the inaugural class of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago Citizens Academy," the letter states.
Noting that the program is "the first of its kind," Guadian states that the program will "serve as a pilot for nationwide implementation."
During the training, stakeholders would receive training on a number of "facets and responsibilities of ICE/ERO operations," he says.
Included in the course would be training in "defensive tactics, firearms familiarization and targeted arrests."
The training would be "scenario-based," he states, adding that exercises would be "conducted in a safe and positive environment."
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-launching-citizens-academy-course-how-agency-arrests-immigrants-1516656
what could go wrong with this?
northoftheborder
(7,574 posts)aggiesal
(8,923 posts)This just smells like his handiwork.
Igel
(35,359 posts)For the last week. Month. Year. Decade.
Daily I see new examples of "worst idea I've ever heard of."
Did I say I don't get out much, and for 10 hours a day I seem to be busy doing stuff that leaves me wishing I could bash my head against a wall?
A wall that has a railroad spike mounted in it at forehead level?
And, still, daily I see ...
Crowman2009
(2,499 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 9, 2020, 09:29 PM - Edit history (1)
There is no leeway at this point. This gang of racist thugs need to be fired!
onetexan
(13,061 posts)BamaRefugee
(3,487 posts)Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)...and anybody with an accent.
niyad
(113,573 posts)Military. Etc. etc.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)Speaking with Newsweek on Thursday, however, Chicago Congressman Jesús 'Chuy' García said he was disturbed by the program, which he fears will lead to racial profiling, surveillance and potential violence.
...
The six-week course, García said, appeared to be "inviting people to become an extension of ICE... to possibly surveil their neighbors who might be undocumented."
He also feared that the invitation might appeal to "right-wing individuals who might like the vigilante lifestyle," which could lead to potential violence.
...
"Absolutely. When you incite people with hateful and intolerant rhetoric for four years and you ratchet things up, especially if the polls show you're behind or struggling you can become reckless and that's my fear," he said, appearing to refer to President Donald Trump's current struggle in the polls.
People who share in the president's "beliefs about immigration," he said, could be drawn to the program and feel that they are being given a license to profile, surveil and potentially attack community members.
aggiesal
(8,923 posts)No doubt this will lead to racial profiling, surveillance and potential violence
That's a certainty
cos dem
(903 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Why can they afford to round up and house hard working brown people but can't afford to provide food and housing for the homeless?
Who would Jesus feed and house: Brown families they will deport or the homeless? If only there were a book widely available where we could search for answer.....
grumpyduck
(6,262 posts)We don't need a fucking Sturmabteilung or Geheime Staatspolizei here. What's next, a Kristallnacht?
bucolic_frolic
(43,291 posts)I'm looking for exceptions where this might fit, but not finding it. Maybe you need an act of Congress to deputize citizens?
This makes no sense to me. You might as well declare stand your ground no matter where you are.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,341 posts)sandensea
(21,667 posts)Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)teaching.
aggiesal
(8,923 posts)Just another place to put racists in charge so that do a dick measuring contest.
ashredux
(2,609 posts)There will be blood...
Initech
(100,103 posts)barbtries
(28,811 posts)thinking up these dastardly plans.
aargh
#AbolishICE
Smackdown2019
(1,190 posts)DumbF#@KS will most likely shoot their toes off or wander across into Mexico and arrest Mexican Farmers on their property. This is not 1866, it is 2020 crying out loud!
stillcool
(32,626 posts)Link to tweet
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WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)Are they planning on invading Mexico?
stillcool
(32,626 posts)unfortunately, their little show at Lafayette Park put all my doubts to rest. Anything is possible...and there was the Mexican President's visit yesterday. Lot of planning for something using 4,000 military troops in October. I don't think it's a parade
TeamPooka
(24,255 posts)for a "sudden" problem there.
More "Be afraid white people" shit.
Mr.Bill
(24,324 posts)Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)BamaRefugee
(3,487 posts)wiggs
(7,817 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Without a doubt the whole organization needs to be disbanded and all employees barred from any further federal employment.
Dem2theMax
(9,653 posts)Everything. And everything will go wrong.
This will end in deaths.
Frances
(8,547 posts)So they will be afraid some nut will shoot them if they try to vote
Voter suppression
intheflow
(28,504 posts)Voter suppression, for sure. I think Portland is a test ground. They're planning massive voter intimidation on Election Day, and this is how they recruit their "troops." I think they'll be all along the Mexican border, as well as major cities in blue areas that are surrounded by seas of red (NOLA, Denver, St. Paul, DC, Atlanta, etc.). There's gonna be a lot of people waiting hours at polling places while twitchy, obnoxious, heavily-armed white men and their loud-mouthed, fouled-mouthed womenfolk menacingly pace around them.
Mr.Bill
(24,324 posts)I attended one about ten years ago. It was one night a week for 16 weeks. It was very informative and interesting. In no way did it include instructing citizens to perform or assist with police functions.
TeamPooka
(24,255 posts)docgee
(870 posts)It's like a community outreach program showing people what they want them to think they do.
Now maybe this is a new Stephen Miller special, but I'm not finding much else about it.
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)It sounds like something Miller would cook up.
Mr.Bill
(24,324 posts)it's about a common community outreach program run by various law enforcement agencies and how one Latino Congressman if freaking out about it and making all kinds of assumptions.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I'm trying to find the actual letter. This just sounds too ridiculous, and I got the sense that it sounds more like an outreach thing based on the latter part of the article. I want to see the original letter and go from there. While this may seem crazy insane for a more normal administration, it doesn't seem impossible with this one. I hope this isn't accurate, because if it is, then this is pretty damn scary.
intheflow
(28,504 posts)It's included in a Daily Mail article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8503219/ICE-offer-class-Chicago-undocumented-immigrants-detained-removed-U-S.html
Here's the link to the snopes page: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-citizens-academy-civilians/
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I don't really understand the reasoning behind showing off arrests, raids, and firearm shows. The people who will be attracted to that could easily get the wrong idea about the intent.
pazzyanne
(6,557 posts)world wide wally
(21,755 posts)NO WAY this should be allowed to happen in America
Greywing
(1,124 posts)Boundaries have been over stepped.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)intheflow
(28,504 posts)We sometimes refer to our patron-citizens as community shareholders. The term is not necessarily exclusive to boards of directors, though given ICE has been taken over by GOP ideology, it's probably referring to donors who plan to arm these Citizen's Academy grads just in time for the election.
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)police depts will go - here's one answrer....
vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)I would love to see them get carried away, violate someone's rights and have these shareholders personally sued.
SKKY
(11,822 posts)rpannier
(24,338 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,912 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,912 posts)Border patrol militia members kill 9 y/o girl to support their cause.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Raul_and_Brisenia_Flores
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)I remember seeing a trailer recently and thinking "that's one I'll be happy to miss"
ucrdem
(15,512 posts)Apparently it's some kind of satire but the trailer I saw made it look like a thriller. Whether it ever appeared anywhere I don't know.