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“Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter

The Intercept2026-02-06 11:00Original source

Spencer Ackerman on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable. The post “Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter appeared first on The Intercept.

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Spencer Ackerman (person)ICE (org)CBP (org)9/11 (event)The Intercept (org)
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Spencer Ackerman on how the politics of counterterrorism led to ICE and CBP completing their transformation into a death squad — and why the agencies are unreformable. The post “Terrorist”: How ICE Weaponized 9/11’s Scarlet Letter appeared first on The Intercept.

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