Progressive Democrat Discovers ICE 'Cannot Exist'
📰 THE STORY: A US House Democrat, Representative Robert Garcia, stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 'cannot exist,' citing concerns over its tactics and impact on migrant families, aligning him with a growing progressive call to abolish or significantly reform the agency. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: ICE was created in 2003 as part of the Department of
Homeland Security in the post-9/11 hysteria, consolidating immigration enforcement functions. This wasn't some organic development but a deliberate construction following decades of demonizing immigrants, particularly from Latin America. Before ICE, the INS existed, but the militarization and securitization of immigration enforcement escalated dramatically with DHS. The very 'crisis' ICE
supposedly solves is often a direct consequence of historical U.S. interventions: the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala, the arming of brutal regimes in El Salvador and Nicaragua during the Cold War, and ongoing economic policies that destabilize Latin American nations, forcing migration. These policies, not happenstance, created the conditions for mass displacement. Double Standard: While voices in the
US now decry ICE's tactics, the corporate media consistently omits criticism of similar or worse tactics employed by countries allied with the West, particularly Israel. The imprisonment and detention of Palestinians, the forced displacement of entire communities, and the systematic denial of rights under occupation far exceed the documented abuses of ICE. Yet, the same media outlets that might