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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I read a recent article about why it's so hard to put ice behind bars and apparently Trump eroded the agencies that usually act as oversight to law enforcement agencies. A lot of those groups have been disbanded so it's a lot harder to hold any law enforcement accountable. So it's a lot harder now.
The Department of Homeland Security has substantially cut back staff and sought to shutter three agencies, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, watchdogs that are tasked in part with investigating instances where there was a misuse of or excessive force by officers and agents. DHS officials have said the divisions were “roadblocks” to immigration enforcement operations.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna252875The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which is typically involved in prosecutions of law enforcement officers accused of using excessive force, has lost hundreds of lawyers over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. It dismissed lawsuits against a number of local police departments and ended investigations into patterns and practices of unconstitutional behavior, including in Minneapolis. Department officials have said the division is focusing on important administration priorities.
