DHS Secretary Mullin says ICE won't "round up" people at World Cup

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DHS Secretary Mullin says ICE won't "round up" people at World Cup

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at this summer's FIFA World Cup in the U.S. …

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at this summer's FIFA World Cup in the U.S. are not off the table, but said the agency will not be at the global sporting event to "round up" non-citizens. Mullin spoke to CBS News exclusively on Tuesday, almost two months into his time at the helm of the Department of Homeland Security. The agency has dealt with months of upheaval, including its longest shutdown in history, the departure of former Secretary Kristi Noem and controversy over the Trump administration's approach to immigration enforcement following the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Now the department is entering into a busy period marked by the World Cup, hurricane season and an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship. DHS and its components, including ICE, are expected to play a major role in security at the World Cup, which will host dozens of international soccer teams and upward of a million foreign tourists across 11 American cities. Asked whether he could assure Americans that ICE's purpose at the World Cup will be security rather than arresting undocumented migrants, Mullin emphasized the agency's broader mission of enforcing the U.S.' customs laws. "It's Immigration and Custom[s] Enforcement," he said. "So what do you find at a tremendous amount of sporting events? Counterfeit products, counterfeit tickets. …

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