Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Profile picture
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
@ICEgov
Protects America through criminal investigations and by enforcing immigration law to preserve national security and public safety. Privacy: https://t.co/ym5XoZMCUr
Aug 31, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
While many may think ICE is a relatively young agency, tying its origins to the events of 9/11, its history traces back to when the nation's founding fathers were establishing the blueprint for the newly created United States of America. In 1787, the Federalist Papers called for what became the Tariff Act, which led to development of the U.S. Treasury Department. In 1875, the Division of Customs was created in the Treasury Department and 53 years later, the Bureau of Customs was formed.
Jul 12, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide of the Bosnian War. ICE has investigated and removed numerous perpetrators and accomplices involved in these war crimes, with support from ICE’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center, including: Milan Trisic, who served in one of the military units responsible for the genocide, was prosecuted for making false claims in order to receive legal status in the U.S. and removed by ICE in 2019. More here: xsm.link/nddy3z
Oct 20, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
ICE, @DHS launches new center for countering human trafficking. “Human trafficking, whether through sex or labor, is a detriment to our society and threatens the moral conscience of our nation...
Sep 20, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This week, ICE removed 39 detainees to Somalia. Nearly all had criminal histories, including murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, rape, solicitation of a minor, sexual assault on a minor, fleeing a peace officer, indecent exposure, drug trafficking, and DWI. We also removed a Somali man convicted of aiding terrorists. From approximately April 2008 to August 2012, Mahdi Mohammaed Hashi served as a member of al-Shabaab in Somalia. ice.gov/news/releases/…
Oct 31, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
ICE arrests child sex offender in Asheville, N.C. today, one day after Buncombe County refuses to cooperate with ICE ice.gov/news/releases/… By releasing an illegal alien with a serious sex offense against a child, Buncombe County chose to release a serious public safety threat into the Asheville community where he was free to potentially harm others until his capture by ICE. ice.gov/news/releases/…
Aug 4, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
The men and women of ICE unite with the rest of our El Paso community in this sad and difficult time. (1/5) On Aug. 3, ICE officers & special agents immediately responded to assist our state, local & federal law enforcement partners as part of an all-law-enforcement-agency response to an unprecedented & horrific event. (2/5)
Jun 13, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Yesterday, ICE provided an extensive media tour of the agency’s dedicated housing unit for transgender women. (1/) In 2017, ICE opened a dedicated unit for transgender women in the Cibola County Correctional Center in New Mexico, with common areas, televisions, microwaves, a library, and access to outdoor recreation. (2/)
Apr 3, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
ICE executed a federal criminal search warrant in North Texas, with more than 280 arrests. Read more for details. ice.gov/news/releases/… More than 280 aliens administratively were arrested on immigration violations while executing this criminal search warrant.