Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters
A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response. The post Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters appeared first on The Intercept .
A Senate proposal aims to grant Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expanded policing powers to combat what lawmakers call an escalating national issue of shoplifting and organized retail crime. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley, seeks to give ICE a new "Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center" to centralize investigative data and share information with various federal agencies, including the FBI and Customs and Border Protection.
Critics, including civil liberties groups, argue the bill represents a significant expansion of government surveillance and policing capabilities, potentially allowing ICE to access sensitive consumer data without strict oversight. The bill has garnered bipartisan Senate support, including from Democrats, but its effectiveness is contested, as a recent retraction by the National Retail Federation suggests the threat of organized retail crime may be overstated.
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