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ICE Chicago Field Office plans Citizens' Academy for Enforcement and Removal Operations

  1. Original Date Announced

    July 6, 2020

    ICE's Chicago Field Office invites community members to participate in the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Citizens' Academy beginning September 15, 2020. Participants will engage in "scenario-based training," including "defensive tactics, firearms familiarization, and targeted arrests." The program "will serve as a pilot for nationwide implementation."

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    ICE ERO Citizens Academy Invitation
  2. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • September 1, 2020

      ICIRR Press Release: In Huge Victory, Immigrant Leaders Shut Down ICE “Citizen’s Academy”

      ICE announces postponement of Citizens' Academy.

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    • October 1, 2024

      2024.10.01 ICE Citizens Academy FOIA Documents Released

      On October 1, 2024, Plaintiffs Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and their legal counsel (Beyond Legal Aid, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Latino Justice PRLDEF) released a briefing guide to documents uncovered as a result of the FOIA litigation Organized Communities Against Deportations v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. These documents concern internal workings of the Citizens' Academy initiative.

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Current Status

Not in effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Rescinded
Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice
Subject Matter: Interior
Agencies Affected: ICE

Pre Trump-Era Policies

Commentary

  • Newsweek: ICE Offering 'Citizens Academy' Course with Training on Arresting Immigrants

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