The Trump ICE Force, Explained

by Nick Licata
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ICE agents’ aggressive tactics in hauling people out of their homes, workplaces, and from their cars have sparked nationwide protests, as they appear to be acting as the president’s paramilitary police rather than as a publicly accountable government agency. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversees ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), which is conducting raids in Minneapolis and other Democratic cities claiming to be looking for aliens who have not become citizens and are believed to be dangerous.

A Quinnipiac University National Poll of registered voters found that 57% disapprove of ICE’s behavior. As expected, America’s two political parties are far apart, with Republicans at 12% and Democrats at 94% disapproval. But Republican candidates this fall should be concerned that 64% of Independents also disapprove.

Disinformation: ICE’s explanation for Killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Numerous videos taken by observers showed ICE agent Jonathan Ross shooting three shots into a car driven by a white middle-aged woman, Renee Good, while she was slowly moving her car out of the way of Ross. He appears to be standing in front of or near the front of the vehicle.

Despite ICE boss Kristi Noem immediately claiming after the incident that the agent was “run over,” all the videos posted on social media show Ross standing on his feet. He walked toward the car after it crashed, while Good apparently died at the steering wheel from his shots. The majority of those in the Quinnipiac poll who saw the video say the shots should not have been fired by the ICE agent, with 59% of independents agreeing that it was not justified.

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