"Yet while "Abolish ICE" serves as a unifying chant in the streets, Democrats are once again seeking to temper and co-opt people's demands into a narrow version of reform. The demands outlined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could not be more toothless: requiring ICE agents to unmask, wear body cameras, and to follow a code of conduct modeled on other law enforcement agencies."
"In addition, Democratic leadership is calling for an end to roving patrols of ICE agents, tightening requirements around warrants, and closer collaboration with local authorities. These watered-down ICE policy reforms do not serve as a break from the Democrats' years-long rightward shift on immigration, but a repackaging of immigration enforcement to maintain the status quo. Underlying these demands are two key assumptions:"
Escalating opposition to ICE in Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, and elsewhere has intensified debate over immigration enforcement and Trump's policies. Protesters organize rallies, ICE-watch trainings, mutual aid, and coordinated strikes demanding an end to ICE's deadly practices, galvanized by agent-perpetrated killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Democrats are withholding approval of the DHS funding bill until ICE reforms are included. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's proposals focus on unmasking agents, body cameras, and a code of conduct, plus ending roving patrols, stricter warrant rules, and local collaboration. These measures repackage enforcement and maintain the status quo rather than abolish ICE.
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