ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a US federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws. Recent news highlights growing controversy surrounding ICE's operations, leading to political tensions and public protests. Democrats are demanding reforms to ICE's practices, even threatening government shutdowns to achieve these changes. A recent ICE shooting in Minneapolis, resulting in the death of Alex Pretti, has sparked outrage and fueled calls for accountability and reform. The Trump administration's initial response to the shooting drew criticism, even from Republicans. Protests against ICE have also spread internationally, with demonstrations in Italy against the agency's planned involvement in the Winter Olympics security. The agency's actions are impacting US relations abroad and causing internal political strife.