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ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Marshal in Arizona

The “suspect” was quickly released when authorities realized who he was.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were left red-faced in Arizona after detaining a man who “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE”—before quickly releasing him when they worked out who he was.

After stopping the man in the lobby of a federal building that houses Tucson’s immigration court, officers realized the case of mistaken identity and let him go with no arrest made.

That’s because the man in question is a U.S. Marshal.

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“A Deputy U.S. Marshal who fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) was briefly detained at a federal building in Tucson after entering the lobby of the building,” the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. “The Deputy U.S. Marshal’s identity was quickly confirmed by other law enforcement officers, and he exited the building without incident.”

The agency did not state when the incident happened or provide any further details.

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U.S. Marshals are law enforcement officers who carry out a range of tasks in service to the U.S. federal judiciary and act as the enforcement arm of the federal court system. U.S. Marshals are stationed in Tucson’s federal buildings, where they provide security services.

ICE agents have been under pressure to ramp up their deportation efforts by the Trump administration. Last week, ICE boasted that they had detained a “record” 2,200 people in a single day, but White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller sees room for much improvement with those numbers.

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In May, Miller and Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem reportedly instructed officers to begin making 3,000 arrests per day or risk losing their jobs. According to a report released at that time, Miller apparently urged agents to “turn the creative knob up to 11” by grabbing bystanders off the street and detaining people without a warrant in order to meet their quotas.

ICE acting director Todd Lyons said in April that he wanted deportations run “like a business,” aiming to replicate the vast capabilities of Amazon by becoming “Prime, but with human beings.”

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