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A special agent is a very fierce tiger who lives in england and his name is flugenheymer!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.230.73.214 (talk) 18:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] Globalize/USA
A special agent may or may not refer to someone from the USA federal govt, but at the moment it does. It seems like some kind of political anti-American sentiment to place the template at the top of the page. Other nationalities are welcome to put references to local special agents
[edit] Director
Who is the Current director of the FBI
- Robert S. Mueller, III
"ICE Special Agents are not limited to operating at or near ports of entry, but instead can operate anywhere in the US and even enforce US law and international treaties overseas."
- It seems that although they may be given the authority to, I highly doubt other countries allow the US to enforce its own laws outside US Borders. Perhaps a re-wording? I do not know the exactly what is correct in this situation - Misha
My reading of this issue is: American (or any other nation's) LEOs may not enforce their own laws in a foreign nation (in situations where extradition would be inappropriate, impractical or unlikely to be obtained) without:
- Probable cause that a crime has been committed (the same burden of proof as an arrest warrant)
- The permission of the "host" nation state
Though I'm no lawyer.Editus Reloaded 17:47, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Special Agent v Agent
Shows like X-Files, Without A Trace, NCIS seem to differentiate between "Agents" and "Special Agents", with the latter being in charge. Is this accurate? Rojomoke 13:34, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
The title special agent refers to criminal investigator positions. Special agents are not restricted to being supervisors. In the federal realm, the title special agent applies to anyone classified as job series 1811. Sometimes support personnel employed in non-criminal investigative positions such as intelligence analysts or linguists may be referred to as 'agents' but it is not exclusive to support personnel as sometimes special agents use the term 'agent' when referring to themselves as well. Special Agents in supervisory positions go by the title 'SAC' or Special Agent in Charge, 'ASAC', assistant special agent in charge and below them you have group supervisors.
Renli3d 09:42, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ICE Jurisdiction
"It seems that although they may be given the authority to, I highly doubt other countries allow the US to enforce its own laws outside US Borders. Perhaps a re-wording? I do not know the exactly what is correct in this situation - Misha"
-Misha,
I think you are correct in questioning this authority, although ICE does have offices worldwide, for the most part, they do not actually have law enforcement authority to execute arrest and serve warrants and such (Even for international intelligence agencies like the CIA, seizing persons is very risky and many times an illegal act). ICE's authority sometimes lies under exchange agreements with the foreign governments, which usually means that the U.S. extends the same courtesies to the foreign country's agents in the U.S. (As you can image the U.S. Constitution would not allow foreign governments to make arrests and act as law enforcement while visiting the U.S.) Under most circumstances, these agreements only allow ICE to work in more of a consulting or intelligence role rather than an "international law enforcer". As a matter of fact, this international role is not unique to ICE; quite a few other agencies have similar exchange agreements or other agreements with foreign governments, to include among other agencies: the U.S. Marshal Service, the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), Department of Commerce, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the DEA, and the FBI and the military agencies.
"ICE agents not only have the power to enforce all federal laws..."
- This line is little misleading, it appears to purport that ICE has this authority exclusively, it may need to be reworded. Most 1811, criminal investigators have the power to enforce all federal laws, especially when one of the laws being violated is tied to the specific agent's jurisdiction. (IE, ICE cannot just pick up a tax evasion case without the IRS' involvement and usually their involvement in a tax case would have to be related to a violation wihtin ICE's jurisdiction of immigration and customs laws. On the other hand, an agency like the DEA or ATF can charge bank fraud, wire fraud, tax fraud or mail fraud, when investigating drug or gun violations, when these fraud charges may be linked to money laundering of illegal proceeds).
"...but also applicable state & local laws, if so authorized by the state they are operating within."
This line is also misleading, again the wording connotes that ICE has this authority that other agencies do not (it falls right below the argument that ICE has the broadest authority). ICE is not the sole federal law enforcement agency authorized to enforce state and local laws. This authority is not granted by the federal government or the specific law enforcement agency, but by the individual state. There is no state in the U.S. that has granted peace officer status to ICE alone, in every state that ICE has been granted limited or full "peace officer authority", other federal agencies would have been granted similar authorities. As a matter of fact many states have not updated their books and do not recognize ICE as an agency but grant these authorities to the "Immigration and Naturalization Service" and/or the "U.S. Customs Service." Even with the granted authority from the state, by policy, some agencies dissuade or prohibit their investigators from enforcing state violations.
-Shoe
Shoepolish22 07:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
