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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
Le Monde.fr • • nation
Key Points:
- Amnesty International has called for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing widespread human rights violations during its operations under the Trump administration.
- The report, titled "We Had Whistles, They Had Guns," is based on over 150 testimonies from four major cities and highlights aggressive enforcement tactics that endanger communities.
- Recent incidents, including the shooting of Venezuelan migrant Wilber Garces Perez by an ICE agent and the deaths of two Americans shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, have intensified criticism of ICE's methods.
- Amnesty International's director, Nadia Daar, stated that ICE is fundamentally broken and cannot be reformed, urging the US government to replace it with an immigration system that respects international human rights standards.
- The report accuses the Trump administration of using racist and xenophobic rhetoric to fuel mass detention and deportation efforts, while ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have not responded to the allegations.
