15 Years After Its Creation, Critics Want To Abolish ICE
Some progressive Democrats are calling for more oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some are even calling for ICE to be abolished.
As outrage on the left continues over President Trump’s immigration policies, some progressive Democrats are calling for more oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some are even calling for ICE to be abolished.
Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti takes a step back to look at the history of ICE with Deborah Kang, associate professor of history at California State University San Marcos and author of the book “The INS on the Line: Making Immigration Law on the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1917-1954.”
Interview Highlights
On calls to abolish the agency
“I understand it. I understand where it’s coming from because when you look at how removals have been conducted
