Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power

How Democrats Can Get the Politics of ICE Right

As the Trump administration has ramped up ICE activity across the country, many Americans, especially Democrats, have grown outraged by the perception that ICE is acting with impunity and fearful that events like those playing out in Minneapolis illustrate the country’s slow decline into authoritarianism—feelings that are not without merit. Democrats believe Trump is no longer moored by legal constraints and just does whatever he wants, and they…

State Democrats Move to Thwart ICE

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Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power

The Gestapo has become a cudgel in United States politics over recent days, as Democratic lawmakers compare ICE with Nazi Germany’s secret police and the White House calls them “unhinged” and “radical” for the parallel. State lawmakers across the country are pushing legislation to curb the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, which led to shootings in Minnesota and Oregon last week. The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, T…