FBI to Stop Investigating ICE Assault Claims, NYT Reports; Agencies Deny Change
According to a New York Times report, FBI managers have been notified that the bureau will no longer investigate assault claims against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The change would shift oversight to Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of ICE, potentially reducing accountability for immigration agents, as DHS lacks jurisdiction over civil rights violations. The report comes after ICE agents shot and killed two people in July 2026, including a Colombian man in Maine. The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security jointly denied any change in policy, stating that the FBI will continue to investigate in accordance with agency policy. The purported shift could affect future civil rights investigations into ICE shootings.
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