No, ICE, a federal agency, has not endorsed Trump
No, ICE, a federal agency, has not endorsed Trump
Donald Trump, as he did in the first debate, said that he had won the endorsement of ICE -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Here’s the fact-check we did the first time around:
That’s not true. A government agency would not endorse a presidential candidate.
Trump is probably referring to the endorsement of the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, a union representing 5,000 immigration officers. His campaign announced the backing Monday morning, noting it was the first time the group had endorsed a presidential candidate.
Chris Crane, president of the union, said in a statement released by Trump’s campaign that Hillary Clinton won only 5% of the vote of union members.
Another union representing border agents, the National Border Patrol Council, also endorsed Trump in March -- a decision not without controversy, as Richard Marosi reported.
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