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Former DHS general counsel Steve Bunnell says ICE has "lost its way," urges transparency and reform
Summary
Steve Bunnell, who served as general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017, warned that parts of DHS and ICE have eroded public trust and called for legal, strategic and tactical reforms, greater transparency, and better community engagement.
Steve Bunnell, who said he served as general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017, criticized parts of DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a set of remarks, saying the agencies have eroded public trust and need broad reforms.
"With its current leadership, ICE has kinda lost its way, and it's no longer focused on its core enforcement mission," Bunnell said, arguing that the agency has placed people with legitimate legal or humanitarian reasons to be in the country "in the spotlight" of enforcement activities.
Bunnell framed the problem as both legal and…
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