ICE Detains Veteran, Trump's 'Guardrails' Vanish
So a U.S. military veteran, who served this country, now rides out his days in ICE detention because of a 'routine traffic stop.' The Independent highlights the 'travesty,' but conveniently buries the lede: it's not an accident. The Trump administration specifically rescinded a Biden-era ICE policy that created 'guardrails' against detaining non-citizen veterans. This isn't a glitch; it's a
feature. The ICE agency, with its $8.6 billion 2024 budget, built primarily to deport, is simply following presidential directives, regardless of a person's service record. One might wonder: if a veteran isn't safe from the dragnet, who exactly are these 'guardrails' for? (Answer: apparently no one, once the political winds shift). The system proves, yet again, that 'service' is just a talking
point, easily discarded when the political agenda demands a more ruthless posture against non-citizens, even those who wore the uniform. How many 'support our troops' bumper stickers are on the cars of people who cheered these very policy changes?