US immigration agents linked to spike in shootings under Trump administration crackdown

Data compiled by news non-profit the Trace shows 14 firearm incidents and more uses of force cases

Federal immigration agents have been involved in a sharp rise in shootings in recent months, coinciding with the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement efforts.

Under Trump’s crackdown, immigration officers have been connected to 14 shootings, according to data compiled by the Trace, a non-profit newsroom focused on gun violence in the US.

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