Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReports indicate the FBI has informed its managers that it will no longer investigate shootings involving Department of Homeland Security agents, including ICE. This alleged policy shift would mean that investigations into incidents involving ICE agents would be conducted internally by Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of ICE. The reported change comes after two fatal shootings by ICE agents in Texas and Maine within the last two weeks, which intensified public scrutiny of the agency. However, a joint statement from the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security denied any change, asserting that the FBI will continue to investigate such cases according to policy. The administration has consistently pushed for aggressive prosecution of individuals who assault federal officers, with officials advocating for felony charges for any physical contact. In fullFBI will no longer investigate ICE shootings, agents are told: reportMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have both denied that any change in oversight has taken place.

Critics worry that removing an outside agency from investigating the incidents could limit scrutiny of law enforcement and public transparency.

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New guidance leaves ICE agents to investigate their own violent encounters with the public, including recent killings. FBI will no longer investigate, raising concerns of…

ICE was involved in back-to-back deadly shootings, and then during a third confrontation, a man died as he was running from immigration agents.

HSI is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.

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