Bloomberg Discovers ICE, 8 Years After Its Last 'Crackdown'
The story paints an image of a sudden, Trump-led escalation, with a deployment of federal agents to Charlotte for large-scale arrests. Yet, the targeting of 'Democratic-led cities' for ICE operations is not a novel invention; it's a recurring theme in immigration enforcement, predating this current administration. While the framing suggests a new 'crackdown,' the infrastructure and practices of
federal immigration enforcement have been robust for years, consistently affecting communities across the US, often without such prominent Bloomberg placements. Remember the family separations of 2018 at the border? Or the 2019 ICE raids targeting 17 major cities? So, Charlotte is 'latest.' 'Latest' implies there were previous ones. Did Bloomberg just get the memo? It seems our esteemed media can
sometimes make routine governmental actions sound like breaking news, especially when it aligns with a preferred political narrative, conveniently ignoring the systemic nature of these policies. How many times must the 'latest' crackdown be reported before it's recognized as continuous policy?