Colorado ACLU Sues Trump Admin on ICE, Biden Extends Policy
The Hill reports the Colorado ACLU and migrant advocates sued the Trump administration over ICE arrests, citing concerns about unlawful tactics. This lawsuit, filed in 2020, addresses a pattern of alleged violations. What The Hill's latest update on the case from 2021 might obscure for the casual reader, however, is that while the suit names the 'Trump administration,' the policies and practices
under scrutiny often persist. Critics argue that the Biden administration, despite campaign trail promises, has largely maintained the infrastructure and sometimes even intensified certain enforcement mechanisms, like Title 42 before its termination. One might wonder if the outrage over ICE tactics is contingent on who occupies the Oval Office. The operational framework for immigration
enforcement, including ICE's broad powers of arrest and detention, hasn't fundamentally disappeared with a change of president. Is the 'inhumane' only when it comes from the other side? Or is the media simply more comfortable critiquing the previous resident, even as similar issues plague the current one?