Dems Raise Alarm Over ICE Using Postal Service Cops

The Hill reports:

House Democrats are seeking more information and a face-to-face briefing from the U.S. Postal Service about the Trump administration’s use of Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) officers to aid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

“The investigative activities of USPIS are crucial in taking down criminal networks, drug traffickers and other dangerous actors who use or abuse the mail system to carry out illicit activities,” Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote in a letter to Postal Service leaders obtained by The Hill on Wednesday.

“We are deeply concerned that the partnership between USPIS and DHS is not only an improper use of USPIS personnel but will also significantly detract from USPIS’s critical mission of addressing the present and increasing threats of mail theft and fraud, and attacks against our Postal workforce,” the letter continued.

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