Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
Amnesty International has called for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to a report titled "We Had Whistles, They Had Guns", ICE has committed widespread human rights violations during large-scale operations in the United States. The report is based on over 150 testimonies gathered in four major cities where ICE concentrated its activities.
Amnesty International USA director Nadia Daar stated that "masked and armed federal agents attacking people in the streets with impunity doesn't make our communities safer -- it puts everyone in danger". The report's release comes after several incidents, including the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant, Wilber Garces Perez, by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, and the deaths of two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Amnesty International described ICE as "fundamentally broken and cannot be fixed". The organization is calling for the US government to establish an immigration enforcement system that complies with international human rights law.
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