Amnesty International calls for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing that the agency’s enforcement activities involve widespread human rights violations. The call comes as part of a new report released on Thursday.
The report, titled “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,” documents alleged abuses during ICE large-scale operations. Amnesty frames ICE as a key instrument of the US anti-immigrant crackdown associated with Donald Trump. The report’s timing follows a recent incident in which a Venezuelan migrant, Wilber Garces Perez, is reported to have been shot and wounded by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, according to one source.
Across the outlets provided, the central focus is Amnesty’s position that ICE’s operations raise serious rights concerns and should be abolished. Both also link the report’s release to the recent shooting incident in Texas, highlighting heightened scrutiny of ICE actions.
