As The Democrats’ plan for now and pushing for ICE reforms to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, they are also looking to the future.
ICE’s reputation has been so damaged by Trump’s actions that there is a widespread belief that it can never return.
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Right now, it is important that Democrats and those seeking to rein in ICE get the reforms they are demanding. Lives are at risk in America’s cities as long as ICE and Border Patrol are allowed to continue operating above the law.
But it’s also important to think about the future.
The United States will need something to enforce immigration and customs laws.
At some point, probably as early as next November, Democrats will begin to regain power in the federal government. Even if Congress cannot single-handedly fire Trump’s ICE agents, Democrats almost universally agree that ICE is going to have to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.
This rebuild will involve not only a change in policy and leadership within ICE and Homeland Security, but also the elimination of unqualified people that the Trump administration hired to work for ICE.
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