"A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, according to one new poll. Dismantling ICE was a policy embraced by a number of Democratic politicians under President Donald Trump's first administration, particularly the progressive Squad made up largely of women of color legislators."
"Democrats who spoke with The 19th all highlighted the urgency to do something to limit ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot by an officer on camera while in her car. They said the video was an alarming reminder that the agency needs more restrictions, though there is still internal disagreement about how far Congress should go."
"including an already vocal contingent of women. "I want everybody to understand: the cuts to your health care are what's paying for this. All of that extra money ... was taken out and given to ICE," New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told reporters this week. "You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.""
A week after an ICE agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, support for abolishing ICE rose sharply, with half of American women backing elimination. Dismantling ICE had been championed by several Democrats, especially the progressive Squad. Democratic leaders remain split on whether to renew a push to abolish the agency. Congress faces an imminent spending fight and limited Democratic leverage, leaving House lawmakers, notably women, to carry much of the messaging. Lawmakers cited video of Renee Good's shooting as evidence that ICE and DHS require stricter limits, though disagreement persists over how far Congress should go.
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