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Три недели назад, после убийства Рене Гуд, я недоумевал в душе: почему Том Хоман, получивший медаль от Обамы за успешные депортации, некоторое время служивший директором ICE при Трампе I и назначенный "царем границы" при Трампе II, держится особняком и не выступает с заявлениями об успешно обезвреженной террористке? И почему вообще ничего не слышно от нынешнего директора ICE? Даже имени его (Todd Lyons) не слышно?

Я тогда решил, что я просто не понимаю, как эта машинка устроена, кто там кем реально командует, кто за что отвечает, кому имеет смысл лезть на рожон, кому стоит оставаться в тени.

А сейчас увидел ссылку на статью на FoxNews, еще октябрьской давности, которая приоткрывает завесу над этой не очень важной, на самом деле, тайной. Оказывается, руководство иммиграционно-депортационных служб разделилось на два лагеря:


On one side are Border Czar Tom Homan and ICE Director Todd Lyons, who have advocated focusing on criminal aliens and those with final deportation orders.

On the other side are DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, senior adviser Corey Lewandowski and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, who have pushed for a broader and more aggressive approach, targeting anyone in the U.S. illegally to boost deportation numbers.


(Очевидно, во втором лагере находится и Стивен Миллер, которого авторы статьи решили почему-то не упоминать.)


Two senior officials described the mood inside DHS as "tense" and "combative," with some ICE leaders warning the new approach could erode public support and blur the line between ICE and Border Patrol operations.

"ICE started off with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol came to LA in June, we’ve lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization," one senior DHS official told Fox. "It’s getting numbers, but at what cost?"

Another senior official put it bluntly, "ICE is arresting criminal aliens. They [Border Patrol] are hitting Home Depots and car washes."

The internal friction comes as deportation totals remain below targets set by the administration earlier this year.


Поскольку фракция Ноэм и Бовино одержала верх, то им имеет смысл сновать перед телекамерами, доказывая невероятную успешность операции в Миннеаполисе. А Хоман и Лионс как бы молча говорят: "Вы эту кашу заварили, вы и расхлебывайте".

За обычными полицейскими не гоняются наблюдатели. В частности потому, что более-менее понятно, что в случае какого-то инцидента будет разбирательство, возможно, будет суд, теоретически, восторжествует справедливость.

А после того, как администрация объявила, что айсы и погранцы обладают "абсолютным иммунитетом", и принялась излагать фантастические истории про застреленных ими маньяков-террористов, не остается иной надежды на справедливость, кроме как сделать их деяния достоянием общественности и попытаться повлиять на них через политическую, а не судебную, систему.


Will Stancil:

12:18 So I can't remember exactly when they announced the operation. And as it ramped up, I don't think I noticed it substantially until Renee Good was shot. I mean, I was aware this was happening. When she was shot, a couple of things happened.

I mean, first off, the number of people that were involved in a rapid response immediately went through the roof. I went to a couple of the traditional protests, the vigils. I mean, there was a lot of community spirit. But if you've been to these protests, I mean — I think protests are good often, but the specifics of the protests are often a little irritating. They start talking about stuff that's just like totally unrelated.

But then I remember the next day, someone sent me, said, Hey, a friend of mine said, Hey, you know, are you on the rapid response? I said, I actually am not, you know, send me the channel and I join it.

16:24 I have a very vague understanding how this all got started. You know, I just joined them when they're already in progress. When I first joined, they've probably expanded. Since then, they've probably tripled in size, if not more.


Соответственно, все больше наблюдателей будут пытаться снимать деятальностость айсов с семи углов, айсы все больше будут их пихать в сугроб и обливать перцовкой, а иногда — стрелять в упор, и это будет продолжаться до тех пор, пока у одной из сторон не закончатся моральные силы.


Сенатор-демократ Chris Murphy сообщает о том, что генрокурорша Бонди уже предложила губернатору Уолцу компромисс: мы выводим ICE из Миннеаполиса, вы нам присылаете списки избирателей. Будет, наверное, нелегалов искать в этих списках, не знаю точно зачем они ей понадобились.

Gun Owners of America считают нужным заявить:

We are saddened by the loss of life in Minneapolis, Minnesota earlier today during a federal law-enforcement operation. Because details remain limited and facts are still emerging, it is essential that theJusticeDept conduct a complete, transparent, and prompt investigation so the public can fully understand what occurred and maintain confidence in the rule of law.

Furthermore, we condemn the untoward comments of USAttyEssayli. Federal agents are not "highly likely" to be "legally justified" in "shooting" concealed carry licensees who approach while lawfully carrying a firearm. The Second Amendment protects Americans' right to bear arms while protesting—a right the federal government must not infringe upon.


Может быть, в этот раз вероятность расследования будет несколько выше именно потому, что застрелили не какую-то либералку-лесбиянку, а полноценного обладателя пистолета.


Upd. Сенатор Кассиди (R-LA):

The events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the American people with the truth.

Will Stancil описывает деятельность ICE в Миннеаполисе и деятельность тех, кто наблюдает за их деятельностью, как непосредственный участник:

8:42 They don't like being followed at all. And so they've gotten all kinds of tactics to try and get us off their tail. For a long time, they were just smashing windows, grabbing you, arresting you, taking you down to Whipple. That's their HQ. You know, and then they'd let you out eight hours later when it turns out they can't charge you with anything really.

They pepper spray you, all that. But then there's an injunction that says they can't do that. They still are to some extent, but like less. And so now what they do is they're trying to find ways to scare you off. And so they'll get out of their cars. They'll take a picture of you. They'll take a picture of your plates. They'll run your plates. And then as you follow them, they'll just lead you back to your house and they'll stop in front of your house. It's happened to me twice now.

The first time the guy just pointed at my house as he drove by. And I said, yeah, I know I live here. I know what you're doing.

And then the second time was a little scarier. It was yesterday. I followed a car. And he circles a single residential city block 25 times for maybe 40 minutes. It was bizarre. He just kept going slow circles. I've never seen anyone do this before. Then two more ICE cars pulled in, confirmed ICE plates pulled in behind me. I was like, oh, this is a trap. And then they led me back to my house. And and, you know, and then he got a loudspeaker and he kept saying, you live here, go home, go home. And I said, I have a constitutional right. If you're going to arrest me, arrest me. If you're not, I'm going to keep following you. And then he just sped off and he finally turned on a secret police lights at a red light and lost me that way because I'm not going to run a red light.

28:31 I've seen them abduct people. They jump out of the car, run them down the street without thinking out who they are. They appear to be targeting solo pedestrians of color who don't have anyone there who can identify them, who don't have any support, and they just run them down, they stuff them in the car, and they disappear.

30:59 I mostly like all of my neighbors, immigrants or not. But let's say you want to do immigration enforcement. Well, they're terrible for that. They need 20 dudes to get one person. They don't know who it is. Most immigrants here in Minneapolis are actually citizens. Hmong people, Somali people are both 95% plus citizens. So they grab someone, they take them down the Whipple, they make this person go through hell, and then they release them the next day because it turns out he's a citizen. They're probably half a million dollars worth of men and equipment on a street corner to grab one person. Then you tear gas a bunch of random people who are furious. You basically send half the city into a terror, and then you get nothing out of it.