Why a business publication created an I.C.E. map

Ken Wills of Hawaii Business magazine writes about why it created a map to show where Immigration and Customers Enforcement agents were operating in the state, becoming one of the most-read items on its website.

Wills writes, “When 44 people were arrested in Kauaʻi earlier this month, Hawaii Business Magazine’s I.C.E. Map (Hawaiʻi Ice Map – Hawaii Business Magazine) received numerous alerts to the sightings of agents. We host this map in order to give businesses, their employees and others in the community the necessary information to stay informed. 

“By now it’s become clear that the Department of Homeland Security and it’s I.C.E. agents are not limiting arrests to violent criminals and suspected terrorists – the originally stated targets.

“Just over a week ago, President Donald Trump again stated in a ’60 Minutes’ interview that I.C.E. agents were only targeting dangerous criminals. News reports and scores of videos taken by citizens show a different story. They document arrests of farm workers, restaurant employees, teachers, and others simply walking through retail parking lots. Agents have mistakenly raided the wrong homes.”

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