More Americans support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency than at any point since it was established in 2003, new polling shows. According to data examined by Civiqs, 42 percent support getting rid of the agency while 50 percent oppose doing so, a split of just 8 points. This represents a major shift from a year ago, at the start of President Donald Trump’s…

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[–] 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It won't be abolished by politicians. Schumer and Jeffries have explicitly said this week that they are against reducing ICE funding. If Americans want to abolish ICE they need to make it practically impossible for ICE to operate. And that means taking personal risks, which is hard when you know how willing ICE are to just execute anyone they dislike. But large-scale, organized opposition, both direct (obstructing ICE) and indirect (strikes, etc.), is what's needed now. Don't wait for Democrats to organize it because they won't.

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