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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

ICE agents to check IDs and birth certificates outside Marine Corps graduation: report

  • ICE agents will be present at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina over the Easter weekend.
  • Their role is to check documentation of attendees at graduation ceremonies, requiring REAL IDs, U.S. passports, or American birth certificates.
  • This measure is part of increased security protocols implemented since the launch of Operation Epic Fury airstrikes against Iran.
  • A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson stated that ICE will not be making arrests at the graduation events.
  • The Marine Corps noted this is the first time federal law enforcement agencies have supported base access operations at Parris Island in this capacity.

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