What Can Actually Be Done to Rein in ICE?
Rolling Stone • • nation
Key Points:
- Public support for abolishing ICE has surpassed opposition for the first time, with 46% in favor versus 43% against, driven by recent high-profile abuses and killings linked to ICE agents.
- Polls show widespread awareness of the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent, with strong voter support for measures like requiring warrants for arrests and banning mask-wearing by ICE officers.
- Democratic lawmakers have proposed reforms such as body cameras and de-escalation training, but activists argue these measures are insufficient, advocating instead for defunding and dismantling ICE.
- ICE’s budget is set to dramatically increase from $5 billion to nearly $16 billion by 2028, enabling expansion of large detention centers, a move opposed by community
