cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 19 days agoFederal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in courtwww.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@hexbear.netusa@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-219 days agoICE is “Immigration and Customs Enforcement” which, yes, is a Federal-level law enforcement agency. They are absolutely considered “police” or “cops.” FBI definitely isn’t the only Federal law enforcement agency. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is also law enforcement, for example.
minus-squareforrgott@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·19 days agoEven the IRS has an enforcement (cops) unit.
“Federal” “cops”?
ICE is “Immigration and Customs Enforcement” which, yes, is a Federal-level law enforcement agency. They are absolutely considered “police” or “cops.”
FBI definitely isn’t the only Federal law enforcement agency. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is also law enforcement, for example.
Even the IRS has an enforcement (cops) unit.