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| US immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy marshal in Arizona | US immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy marshal in Arizona |
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| Deputy marshal ‘fit the general description of a subject being sought’ and was briefly detained, Marshals Service says | Deputy marshal ‘fit the general description of a subject being sought’ and was briefly detained, Marshals Service says |
| A US marshal was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Arizona, after being mistakenly identified as a man that agents were looking for, according to a statement from the US Marshals Service. | A US marshal was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in Arizona, after being mistakenly identified as a man that agents were looking for, according to a statement from the US Marshals Service. |
| The deputy marshal matched the “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE” and was detained at a federal building in the Old Pueblo in Tucson. | The deputy marshal matched the “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE” and was detained at a federal building in the Old Pueblo in Tucson. |
| Officials said the detainment was brief and the deputy marshal was released after his identity was “quickly confirmed” by other law enforcement officers. | |
| The Marshals Service didn’t say when the incident happened or who the deputy marshal was. | The Marshals Service didn’t say when the incident happened or who the deputy marshal was. |
| “The Deputy US Marshal’s identity was quickly confirmed by other law enforcement officers, and he exited the building without incident,” a service spokesperson told NBC News. | “The Deputy US Marshal’s identity was quickly confirmed by other law enforcement officers, and he exited the building without incident,” a service spokesperson told NBC News. |
| Ice agents are under pressure from the White House to increase arrests. On Tuesday, agents detained more than 2,200 people, the highest number of immigrant arrests in a single day in its history, according to reports. | Ice agents are under pressure from the White House to increase arrests. On Tuesday, agents detained more than 2,200 people, the highest number of immigrant arrests in a single day in its history, according to reports. |
| Hundreds of the people who were arrested had been enrolled in ICE’s Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, three sources familiar with the arrests told NBC News. | Hundreds of the people who were arrested had been enrolled in ICE’s Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, three sources familiar with the arrests told NBC News. |
| Under the program, Ice releases undocumented immigrants who are not considered to be threats to public safety and tracks them using ankle monitors, smartphone apps, along with periodic check-ins at Ice facilities. | Under the program, Ice releases undocumented immigrants who are not considered to be threats to public safety and tracks them using ankle monitors, smartphone apps, along with periodic check-ins at Ice facilities. |
| Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, reportedly told a meeting with Ice leadership last month that senior officials could be fired if it did not start making 3,000 arrests per day. | Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, reportedly told a meeting with Ice leadership last month that senior officials could be fired if it did not start making 3,000 arrests per day. |
| But with the raids in Los Angeles and elsewhere, the administration appears to be moving away from arresting suspected gang members or those with criminal histories and moving to a more generalized detention of undocumented immigrants. | But with the raids in Los Angeles and elsewhere, the administration appears to be moving away from arresting suspected gang members or those with criminal histories and moving to a more generalized detention of undocumented immigrants. |
| The Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told Fox News on Saturday that the national guard would be deployed to Los Angeles county on Sunday after anti-Ice protests became violent amid police use of tear gas on demonstrators. | The Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told Fox News on Saturday that the national guard would be deployed to Los Angeles county on Sunday after anti-Ice protests became violent amid police use of tear gas on demonstrators. |