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ICE ICE BABY
Actual news about the statue of liberty climber:
ICE
ICE was created durring the bush administration in 2003 mostly in responce to the 9/11 terror attack. They where given the ability to defend the nations borders and american people. they are part of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
What does Ice actually do?
They have 3 functions:
1: Immigration enforcement
2: Investigating illegal movement of people and goods
3: preventing terrorism
The bulk of their time is spent on apprehending and deporting immigrants that are here illegally or don’t have the right to live here.
During the Obama administration ICE focus mostly of deporting illegal immigrants with criminal record. Now an interesting fact to note is Obama is responsible for more deportations of immigrants in his first year than Trump. But dont take my word for it, take it from left leaning Vox news:
Why Abolish ICE?
Just like every government run agency they abuse their power. Hundred of complains of sexual abuse in immigration detention centers, half of which work for ICE. Deaths of peoples in custody, and some preventable.
I for one would love to see the government shrink down in size. So Im in a way behind the people that call for ICE to shut down, but I do see the need for the agency for now at least until we fix our national security problems.
