> ICE Agents Are an ‘Undisciplined Militia,’ Says Retired US General

Interesting article that explains why ICE keeps fuqing up so badly and shooting US citizens: https://www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-und … l-11419839

Retired U.S. General Mark Hertling spoke out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on Monday after federal agents fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday.

"It was an epiphany for me this weekend as we watched this tragedy unfold before our eyes," said Hertling, "seeing the film and then seeing people from both ICE the Department of Homeland Security lying about what happened, interspersed with the films that showed exactly what happened. And it started to hit me that, you know, ICE and DHS are neither military nor police."

He continued, "From the standpoint of a former soldier, I will tell you they are an undisciplined militia, and the leadership is awful."

He later added, "This is not policing and it's not military service—it's something dangerously undefined."

“The leadership of ICE and DHS seems to be overlooking quite a lot. There is no visible effort to rein in agents, clarify mission boundaries, or enforce standards or restraint…Instead, the top of the chain of command either deflects about what is obviously undisciplined behavior, ignores it, or mischaracterizes the events to make dangerous excesses seem defensible.”

“If this were a military operation and I were in charge, I would not hesitate to relieve senior ICE and DHS operational leaders immediately. Not for political reasons—but for failure of leadership and command.”