Imposing conditions on ICE after granting it funds will be entirely ineffective. [View all]

History tells us that the Trump administration has no problem disobeying the law, and with little or no consequence.

Here's my alternate proposal:

Demand a list of all the people currently employed by ICE, especially all those hired after January 20 2025. Make sure the list is in the hands of Democratic leadership BEFORE any money is appropriated. Make the handing over of such a list a prerequisite for any vote on funding. Do everything possible to verify this is a complete list--again, BEFORE any funding is approved.

Then cross reference the list with: convicted felons, convicted sex abusers, domestic violence perpetrators, January 6 criminals, and members of far right groups such as Proud Boys.

Make the results of such a cross reference public, and demand these people be immediately fired.

Trying to impose conditions after granting the funds is a fool's errand.

We should know by now that assuming this administration will obey the law, any law, is naive to the point of absurdity.