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| House Democrats introduce ‘Abolish ICE’ bill | |
| 2018-07-13 | |
The bill, sponsored by Democrat Representatives Mark Pocan (Wisconsin), Pramila Jayapal (Washington) and Adriano Espaillat (New York) is the first effort by liberal Democrats to legislate the controversial agency out of existence, and was introduced on Thursday. Its sponsors argue that ICE has become a "militarized" deportation force, used by the Trump administration to "terrorize our communities" with "unchecked power," according to Pocan. The bill, called the Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act, would see a commission established to review ICE’s responsibilities and recommend transferring them to other agencies. After one year, Congress would implement the commission’s proposed recommendations and disband ICE. "The agency has a very broad jurisdiction and was created to combat terrorism, human trafficking, and drugs. Yet, ICE now spends the majority of its time detaining and separating mothers and fathers seeking safety for themselves and their children," said Espaillat. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The left loves bureaucracy and big government; it seems unlikely they will or can abolish ICE. The only way they might would be to take over both houses and the Executive Branch. Meanwhile, they will continue to make noise. Must be they think ICE is cutting into one of their voter bases. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-07-13 19:44 |
| #2 After it was introduced all of the Democrats involved in drafting the bill said they would vote against it...and blamed their decision to vote against their own bill on the Republicans. Seems like grandstanding to me. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-07-13 14:41 |
| #1 Trump 2020 needs only document the dems and work around the MSM censorship. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-07-13 09:26 |