{"id":312148,"date":"2026-01-24T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-ice-immigration-agents-acting-outside-the-law-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:00:13","slug":"are-ice-immigration-agents-acting-outside-the-law-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-ice-immigration-agents-acting-outside-the-law-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3i09KOYVesg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are ICE immigration agents acting outside the law? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3i09KOYVesg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump came into power with a promise to carry out the \u201clargest mass deportation programme in history\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>One year on, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids in US cities are one of biggest political issues dividing America right now, with questions over how ICE agents are behaving and who they are targeting.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Anthony, Marianna and Justin look at whether ICE agents are going beyond their remit, and is public opinion starting to turn against the president? <\/p>\n<p>We focus on Minneapolis after the killing of 37 year old Renee Nicole Good two weeks ago, who was shot dead by an ICE officer.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-ICE protests have been ongoing within the city, and this week, the Vice President JD Vance who was visiting Minneapolis called for Democrats to co-operate with the Trump agenda.  <\/p>\n<p>Justin talks to John Sandweg, former Acting Director of ICE under President Obama who gives us his insight into how ICE agents are being vetted and recruited, plus the wider impact of diverting billions of dollars into Trump\u2019s enforcement operations.  <\/p>\n<p>HOSTS:<br \/>\n\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter<br \/>\n\u2022 Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent<br \/>\n\u2022 Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent <\/p>\n<p>GUEST:<br \/>\nJohn Sandweg, former Acting Director of ICE under President Obama<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump came into power with a promise to carry out the \u201clargest mass deportation programme in history\u201d. 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