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ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb

  • Written by Erica De Bruin, Associate Professor of Government, Hamilton College

As the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have intensified over the past year, politicians and journalists alike have begun referring to ICE as a “paramilitary force.”

Rep. John Mannion, a New York Democrat, called ICE “a personal paramilitary unit of the president.” Journalist Radley Balko, who wrote a book...

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