ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Here's what it can -- and can't -- do

[Spazito]

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The U.S. government’s website lists ICE offices in five Canadian cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Ottawa.

In an emailed statement to CBC News, an ICE spokesperson confirmed its criminal investigative law enforcement component — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) — conducts work at the U.S. embassy in the country’s capital, and at consulates in the other four cities.

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Can ICE arrest people in Canada?
No. HSI special agents do not conduct operational activities in Canada, such as making arrests or executing search warrants, according to ICE.

Are agents armed?
No. ICE confirmed HSI agents do not carry firearms in Canada.

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Mark Kersten, an assistant professor of human rights law at the University of the Fraser Valley and a consultant with the Wayamo Foundation, an international justice organization, said ICE’s recent fatal operations in Minnesota and Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty are critical to understanding how ICE in Canada could pose a potential public safety concern.

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But he said that other agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, such as Customs and Border Protection, could potentially carry out HSI's current duties without ICE needing to operate on Canadian soil.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ice-canada-offices-9.7073273

ICE OUT ICE OUT ICE OUT

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Can Canada throw them out?

I would if I were them. They don't belong there. I mean, what are they even DOING there?

[Spazito]

2. Yes, they are here with the permission of the Canadian government which...

can be withdrawn, there is a growing cry for just that to happen.

What they do here is, imo, murky, opaque and, no doubt, they could do whatever they do back 'home' although I am in agreement HSI/ICE should be abolished there too.

[Bev54]

3. Any law enforcement agencies from the US can only operate with the approval of the

Canadian government. I would be more concerned that after working in Canada, many of them might want to stay.

[Spazito]

4. I want them all gone from here...

If any did want to stay, they should have to go back to the US and apply like anyone else.

[Bev54]

5. Yeah me too, that is why I am concerned about them wanting to stay.