ICE deletes post about stopping 'illegal ideas' from crossing border
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement deleted a post stating its job is to stop illegal 'ideas' from entering the U.S., which caused backlash regarding free speech rights.
- Homeland Security lawyers stated that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was detained on State Department orders for his beliefs about Israel and Palestine, not for a crime.
- ICE confirmed the post was shared in error, while critics noted it revealed a disturbing trend of targeting individuals for their political beliefs.
- Numerous visa and green card holders, like Khalil, have faced deportation due to their opinions, raising concerns about free speech and due process.
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ICE Deletes Post About Stopping the Flow of Illegal "Ideas"
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been forced to delete a graphic claiming that its job is to stop illegal "ideas" from entering the United States. "If it crosses the border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT," the graphic on ICE's since-deleted X post reads. Among the things that could "illegally" enter American soil, the agency listed "people, money, products, ideas." In a statement to Futurism and other outlets, ICE media lead Mik…

ICE publishes and then removes publication in X that said it is their job to prevent illegal “ideas” from crossing the border
A release from the official account of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in X this Thursday said that one of the agency's responsibilities was to prevent “intellectual property” from crossing...
ICE says its job is to stop illegal ‘ideas’ crossing the border in since-deleted X post
In a routine promotional post on X, ICE said that they enforce over 400 federal laws to “ensure public safety and national security.” The post was accompanied by a picture that said the agency will stop the crossings of people, money, products and ideas
ICE posts image saying its job is to stop "ideas" crossing U.S. border "illegally"
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today identified four things that it considers its job to stop crossing the U.S. border "illegally": people, money, products and ideas. We wrote the ICE media office to learn more: "Do we have a list of these ideas? — Read the rest The post ICE posts image saying its job is to stop "ideas" crossing U.S. border "illegally" appeared first on Boing Boing.
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