COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Federal postal inspectors are poised to play a surprising role in immigration enforcement as the Trump administration explores using mail surveillance systems to identify deportation targets.
A weekend raid in Colorado Springs highlighted the expanding coalition of federal agencies being deployed for immigration and drug enforcement operations. Social media video footage posted by the Rocky Mountain Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) showed the unusual presence of U.S. Postal Inspectors alongside traditional law enforcement agencies during the operation.
