ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrestsUnder the plan, officers would purchase insurance covering up to $500,000 in personal liabilityRyan J. Foley Tuesday 18 August 2026 02:13 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3034560To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-legal-insurance-immigration-arrests-b3034597.html","title":"ICE proposes legal insurance to shield local officers making immigration arrests"}}CloseICE Plans to Equip Agents With Electric Shock Gloves.Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is consideri...