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Abdul El-Sayed: “ICE has nothing to do with immigration. ICE has nothing to do with the southern border. ICE is about normalizing…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2026
ICE has nothing to do with immigration. ICE has nothing to do with the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary forces on our streets. ICE is about weaponizing the idea of immigration against the Constitution itself. ICE cannot be reformed. ICE cannot be retrained. ICE has to be abolished.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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Calling for the abolition of ICE.

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