ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Federal immigration agents will be stationed at Marine Corps graduation events at Parris Island, South Carolina, this week, citing increased security measures amid recent US military actions.
- Officials stated that the agents will conduct enhanced screening and lawful immigration status inquiries but denied that arrests would be made during the events.
- New admission requirements for the base include presenting a US passport, birth certificate, or Real-compliant ID, limiting access to those with verified lawful presence in the US.
- The deployment of immigration agents at a military base has raised concerns about potential targeting of undocumented relatives of service members, amid reports of increased ICE actions against military families.
- This marks the first recent instance of federal law enforcement supporting base access operations at Parris Island in this manner, with no clarity on whether similar measures will be applied at other military facilities.
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