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Ocelot II

(130,538 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2025, 11:38 AM Dec 2025

Border Patrol's job is to prevent unlawful border crossings and smuggling.

ICE's job is to detain and remove the undocumented immigrants who got past Border Patrol, or who overstayed visas. Obviously both agencies have been exceeding their statutory mandates.