Jeffries Calls for ‘Aggressive Oversight’ of ICE
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is targeting 'law-abiding immigrant families' instead of violent felons, and emphasized the need for 'aggressive oversight' of the agency.
- Jeffries did not rule out supporting calls from fellow Democrats to defund ICE in response to aggressive deportations by the Trump administration.
- In April, ICE deported illegal immigrant mothers while taking their U.S. citizen children, which has raised criticisms from some Democrats regarding the agency's actions.
- Jeffries expressed concern over the 'unprecedented flood of extremism' in the U.S. and asserted that there needs to be a focus on protecting dreamers and law-abiding immigrant families amid these issues.
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Jeffries calls for ‘aggressive oversight’ of ICE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for “aggressive oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an appearance on ABC’s The View Monday. He criticized the agency’s recent conduct under the Trump administration and defended immigrant communities targeted by federal…
Jeffries Refuses To Rule Out Open Borders Position Ahead Of 2026 Midterms
During an appearance on “The View,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) refused to rule out a radical open borders policy that could be adopted by Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. When asked whether he will embrace calls from the Democratic Party base to defund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the House Democrat leader said he will certainly be considering it. “Now some Democrats amid the criticisms of ICE r…
Hakeem Jeffries tells ‘The View’ ICE is going after ‘law-abiding immigrant families’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday on "The View" that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was going after "law-abiding immigrant families," and didn't dismiss calls from other members of his party to defund it.
Jeffries calls for ‘aggressive oversight’ of ICE - Washington Examiner
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for “aggressive oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an appearance on ABC’s The View Monday. He criticized the agency’s recent conduct under the Trump administration and defended immigrant communities targeted by federal enforcement. Pressed by cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin on whether he supported progressive calls to defund ICE, Jeffries stopped short of endorsing the idea bu…
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