Cruelty. Domination. Intimidation.
Guilty of all three is ICE, an agency that's been turned into a private army for Trump. Those three words sum up ICE's mission under our rapidly spreading authoritarian government.
Examples of legal violations include:
* Violating Fourth Amendment Rights: Agents have been accused of entering private homes without consent using only administrative warrants rather than judicial warrants.
* Detaining U.S. Citizens: Instances have occurred where U.S. citizens were arrested or retained based upon their appearance or accent.
* Excessive Force and Reckless Tactics: Reports include the use of chokeholds, pepper spray balls, against protestors, and reckless vehicular pursuits.
* Questionable Arrest Locations: ICE has been accused of arresting individuals at sensitive locations, including schools, churches, and hospitals.
* Violation of Policies: Agents have sometimes employed tactics, such as smashing car windows, that violate Department of Homeland Security policy.
* Unlawful Detention: Reports indicate instances of, or threats of, unlawful detention of individuals, including legal observers.
By now the whole world has seen what ICE agents have done in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After surging 3,000 agents into the city streets there was complete chaos as thousands of protestors flooded the city (and across the state and several other states) demanding ICE go home.
After a month of terror and two American citizens being murdered by ICE agents the national (and international) outcry was so massive even Trump had to concede and promise to pull out his bully boys.
Meanwhile Congress is in the process of getting more funding for ICE. Under MAGA Mike, the House forwarded a bill to give Trump's private army more money.
However, it doesn't look like the Senate will go along with the House for a couple of reasons. Foremost being the Republicans not having the supermajority to override the Democrats opposition.
If the funding bill hits a dead end in the Senate, then it'll get booted back to the House. The partial government shutdown is over getting reforms to federal immigration enforcement.
The GOP doesn't think there should be reforms. The Democrats do. With more than 95% of the federal government now funded for the year, all attention is on DHS funding as the two party's remain at odds over specific reforms.
One thing is crystal clear: Americans aren't going to tolerate Trump's private army violating their rights and freedoms as ICE runs rampant throughout the nation.
As it Stands, when the Democrats win back the House and Senate in November (odds are they will despite Trump's efforts to derail the midterms) agencies like ICE will be forced to follow the rules that they now ignore.
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