"I am in support of abolishing ICE, and I'll tell you why. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people - no matter their immigration status, no matter the facts of the law, no matter the facts of the case."
"What we need to see is humanity, and there is a way to care about immigration in this city and in this country with a sense of humanity. What we're seeing from ICE is not it, and we have not seen that from them in a long, long time."
Support for abolishing ICE is reiterated amid a nationwide push to rein in the agency. ICE is portrayed as failing its stated mission by terrorizing people regardless of immigration status and the specifics of law or case. Images of individuals being dragged from cars, homes, and lives are cited as evidence of harmful tactics. Calls stress the need for humanity in immigration policy and suggest alternatives that care for migrants. The detention of a City Council employee by federal agents was denounced as an assault on democracy. Criticism focuses on ICE actions, especially during the Trump administration, and on a perceived mismatch between mission and behavior.
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