They broke up an international movie piracy ring, returned an ancient mummy hand to Egypt and helped arrest “El Chapo.” HSI does more than immigration-related enforcement, but when many people think of it they think of ICE. And that can be a problem.
because of its role in deportations and enforcing President Trump’s aggressive immigration policy — has caused friction with some law enforcement agencies., Senate Bill 54, went into effect last year to provide protection for immigrants in the country illegally, agents have voiced frustration over police departments pulling out from operations — sometimes at the last moment — as well as withdrawing from task forces and slowing down investigations.
It’s a stroke of public relations that officials hope smooths a reputation that last June prompted 19 heads of HSI offices around the country to send a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, requesting that the division break apart from ICE. The confusion between the two branches is long running, and HSI has struggled with a “branding problem,” according to John Sandweg, who headed ICE under President Obama.
“I’ve heard them say, ‘We’re different, we don’t do that,’ when in fact they also participate. But they’re complicated in that they do more than just immigration enforcement,” said Angelica Salas, executive director of the nonprofit Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.
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