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Topic poll · all networksUnder what treaty can migrants block removal to a third country?
- Convention Against Torture
- Geneva Convention
- UN Refugee Protocol
- Vienna Convention
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Convention Against Torture
Topic poll · all networksDHS rescinded rules barring ICE from raiding which places?
- Schools, churches, hospitals
- Airports & train stations
- Federal courthouses
- Private businesses only
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Schools, churches, hospitals
ICE is only ~22 years old — it was created after 9/11 in 2003.
ICE was formed under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, absorbing the old INS. Before ICE existed, immigration enforcement was split across multiple agencies with no unified enforcement arm.
Topic poll · all networksShould ICE officers be required to wear body cameras?
ICE was created in 2003 — it's one of the U.S.'s newest federal agencies.
Formed under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 after 9/11, ICE absorbed duties from the INS and Customs Service. Any agent-involved shooting triggers a mandatory review by the Dept. of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General.
Texas holds more ICE detainees than any other U.S. state.
With 30+ detention facilities statewide, Texas accounts for roughly 1 in 3 ICE detainees nationally — making Austin a natural flashpoint in a state already at the geographic center of U.S. immigration enforcement.
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