ICE as Paramilitaries

ICE and Border Patrol agents on Nicollet Avenue on January 24, 2026. This follows the shooting death of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti. Photograph Source: Chad Davis – CC BY 4.0

ICE agents’ aggressive tactics in arresting people in their homes, workplaces, and from their cars have sparked nationwide protests, as they appear to be acting as the president’s paramilitary police rather than as a publicly accountable government agency. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)...