Can ICE Be Abolished Now?
How a Democratic Congress could stop the runaway federal agency
Anne Applebaum: In the latest episode of Autocracy in America's fourth season, former Homeland Security lawyer Scott Shuchart discusses how Congress can reform the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the next two years. Shuchart explains that abolishing ICE outright is possible, as the agency was created by former President Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, and its functions can be separated and better managed.
The podcast transcript delves into the various components of ICE, such as Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, and case management, and how they could be divided and reorganized. By doing so, Congress could fulfill the popular "Abolish ICE" slogan while preserving the necessary functions of the immigration system.
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