Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the F.B.I. would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security agents implicated in violent encounters, according to people briefed on the decision.
If enacted, such a change would sharply limit law enforcement scrutiny of immigration agents, as the Trump administration draws mounting criticism over killings at the hands of federal officers. In the last two weeks, two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Texas and Maine have thrust the government’s tactics back into the spotlight.
F.B.I. managers around the country received a written notice informing them of the change on Thursday, according to the people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal communications. The same day, some ICE agents around the country were notified by their F.B.I. counterparts.
This…may actually be a good thing.
There have been ICE shootings of innocent Americans, and the FBI stepped in and stopped State investigators from moving forward. This happened in Minnesota. If the FBI is now saying they’re not investigating, they should have no reason to stop State investigators. The “justice” department is clearly no longer serving American citizens, but most States still are.
I’d much rather have State investigators than the FBI and this point.
Same I wouldn’t want Kash’s grubby hands on any of this.
And they should promptly turn over all evidence they have already gathered in those investigations to the state agencies that are taking up the task.