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Local office outlines how ICE, CBP and USCIS operate and what parents and students should know about warrants and school privacy
Summary
Susan Church of the Office of Immigrants and Refugees summarized how U.S. immigration agencies differ, explained when officials need a warrant to enter a home or school, warned that Customs and Border Protection can inspect devices at ports of entry, and urged people to consult immigration attorneys before responding to notices or appointments.
Susan Church, a staff member with the Office of Immigrants and Refugees, told a city workshop that federal immigration enforcement is divided among several agencies with different authorities and limits.
"Mi nombre es Susan Church, y yo trabajo para la oficina de inmigrantes y refugiados," Church said at the start of the presentation. She explained that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carries out arrests and removal proceedings, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducts inspections at ports of entry and border patrol operations, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) handles benefits such as green cards and visas.
Church said fingerprints taken by local police are typically entered into systems that federal immigration agents can access, and that arrests can…
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