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Richard Luscombe in Miami

ICE agents will screen attenders of Marine Corps graduation ceremonies

a car drives under a sign that reads 'we make marines'
A car drives under a sign that states the sole purpose of the Marine Corps recruiting depot, in Parris Island, South Carolina. Photograph: Stephen B Morton/AP

Federal immigration agents will be stationed at Marine Corps graduation events this week, the service has announced, raising fears that undocumented relatives celebrating their loved ones’ achievements will be seized and deported.

The service is presenting the unusual move as a security enhancement for family events over the next few days at the Parris Island Marine Corps recruiting depot in South Carolina.

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