Minneapolis, ICE and Use Of Force
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As conflicting accounts about what happened in Minneapolis swirl, state and federal investigators are now taking a closer look at Wednesday's ICE-involved shooting. WCCO looked at the Department of Homeland Security policy on the use of force.
ICE's use of force actions are governed by a combination of the US Constitution, US law and the Department of Homeland Security's own policy guidelines.
After an ICE agent fired shots during an arrest in St. Paul, experts explain how federal and local use-of-force rules compare.
A Richmond County deputy is being suspended over the force he used on a suspected gang leader whose bloody face appeared on social media after a takedown last week.
The specific disciplinary action taken in individual cases is public, but Maine State Police does not release that information proactively. 8 Investigates has requested recent examples through Maine’s Freedom of Access Act.
The report published by the Chicago Police Department acknowledges that the number of times officers used force against members of the public “continues to trend upward.”
Use of force by members of the NYPD surged 20% last year to 11,746 incidents — a record high since the department began detailed record-keeping on the issue in 2016, according to a police department report quietly posted online in recent days.
AG Letitia James said the bill will bring "accountability" to police forces. A new police reform bill in New York seeks to make use of force a last resort only justifiable after de-escalation, verbal warnings and non-lethal force strategies are exhausted.