Support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has surged among Republicans, according to a new poll from *The Economist* and YouGov.
In early January, 15 percent of Republicans were in support of abolishing ICE. Now, that number has jumped to 19 percent.
Calls for the abolition of ICE have risen as clashes between immigration officers and the public continue, and backlash against ICE grows.
I know the sentiment here is going to be “this is what they voted for” or “too little, too late” but I’m ready to chip off any support we can at this point, no matter how small. We need everything we can get.
ACasualRead on
Numbers are not growing enough tbh.
resjudicata2 on
Abolish ICE and get them out of Minneapolis.
CouchCorrespondent on
Abolish ICE
Get rid of its $74 billion dollar budget
Impeach Noem and any other persons leading this Gestapo
arossana on
Defunding or abolishing ICE is not going to solve the problem. The problem is Stephen Miller. My guess is he will use another department of Law Enforcement to do the same thing as ICE. His priority is to intimidate anyone who dares to challenge his vile policies.
Sallgoodmannnnn on
Won’t happen lol they’re bootlickers
nondual_gabagool on
Surely the administration will take heed of this warning, learn from its mistakes, and correct course.
MarcusQuintus on
Today I learned that a 4% increase is a surge.
Probably_Fishing on
Thats called a bandaid. ICE isnt the problem. Its a tool being wielded by the actual problem. Abolish the asshole giving them their mandates.
Plavix75 on
Surges???
Sure its technically correct but when something “surges” to 11%, why bother
RepubliKKKans are spineless, heartless, cucked Aholes, who will do whatever daddy Trump tells them & “think” whatever FauxNew spews
nwgdad on
From 15% to 19% is hardly a surge.
Alwaystired254 on
No it is not
Greeve78 on
You can’t trust this group to remain consistent. A lot of them had a similar negative reaction to Jan 6 but then were brainwashed into thinking morons like Ashlee Bobbit were actually innocent.
Diplomatic007 on
Every morning shit surges out my ass.
longtermattention on
We are up to two prominent executions of white people so now Republicans are obligated to pretend to care.
KeepCalmCarryOnKY on
“Defund the police” was not a good message. “Abolish ICE” is similar. ICE is not new. What is new is a massive increase in staff that are poorly trained, poorly vetted, and no real leadership. I feel blaming ICE shifts blame on those culpable, Trump, Noem, Vance, Miller, and every other Trump admin who is lying to public and generating more hate and division.
Upstairs-Egg on
My 80 year old Republican neighbor HATES Trump. Calls ICE the Gestapo. He’s set the standard for what I expect from Republicans.
MirthandMystery on
They always let things go way too far then backpedal. Their problem is lack of responsibility from the beginning, thinking handing such power and authority to mostly adolescent cosplay soldiers with no real training, oversight and lacking morals and ethics was ok.
BassJazzR on
The Trump regime is using lies and propaganda to control the media and obscure the truth for their tyrannical agenda. Defund, charge, convict and then abolish ICE, convict and remove Trump, convict and remove Noem and all of their adjacent corrupt loyalists, and release the Epstein Files. This is not politics as normal. This is domestic terrorism at the hands of our government.
vagabending on
I will believe it when I see it. Talk is cheap. That being said, if they actually take action, good. We’ll take all the good action we can get.
CapableAd9294 on
Let’s hope. One thing Pretti’s murder showed the world is how untrained and malicious these masked goons are. Over and over, people keep saying “this is not law enforcement”. And professional LEO around the world saw that video and now they know it too. They looked like they didn’t even know basic weapons safety, aside from the bloodlust.
Get_your_grape_juice on
Yes, abolish ICE.
But we need to go further — everyone who ordered, carried out, participated in, enabled, or was otherwise involved in the unconstitutional searches, seizures, kidnappings, and murders, must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and imprisoned accordingly.
Everyone. Every ICE “agent” involved, every Trump administration official, *everyone*.
A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent *hard*. ICE is a terrorist organization. The regime it serves is a terrorist organization. It needs to fucking end. *Now*.
D3struct_oh on
“In early January, 15 percent of Republicans were in support of abolishing ICE. Now, that number has jumped to 19 percent.”
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From the article:
Support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has surged among Republicans, according to a new poll from *The Economist* and YouGov.
In early January, 15 percent of Republicans were in support of abolishing ICE. Now, that number has jumped to 19 percent.
Calls for the abolition of ICE have risen as clashes between immigration officers and the public continue, and backlash against ICE grows.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers](https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers)
Can invertebrates grow spines..
General strike
I know the sentiment here is going to be “this is what they voted for” or “too little, too late” but I’m ready to chip off any support we can at this point, no matter how small. We need everything we can get.
Numbers are not growing enough tbh.
Abolish ICE and get them out of Minneapolis.
Abolish ICE
Get rid of its $74 billion dollar budget
Impeach Noem and any other persons leading this Gestapo
Defunding or abolishing ICE is not going to solve the problem. The problem is Stephen Miller. My guess is he will use another department of Law Enforcement to do the same thing as ICE. His priority is to intimidate anyone who dares to challenge his vile policies.
Won’t happen lol they’re bootlickers
Surely the administration will take heed of this warning, learn from its mistakes, and correct course.
Today I learned that a 4% increase is a surge.
Thats called a bandaid. ICE isnt the problem. Its a tool being wielded by the actual problem. Abolish the asshole giving them their mandates.
Surges???
Sure its technically correct but when something “surges” to 11%, why bother
RepubliKKKans are spineless, heartless, cucked Aholes, who will do whatever daddy Trump tells them & “think” whatever FauxNew spews
From 15% to 19% is hardly a surge.
No it is not
You can’t trust this group to remain consistent. A lot of them had a similar negative reaction to Jan 6 but then were brainwashed into thinking morons like Ashlee Bobbit were actually innocent.
Every morning shit surges out my ass.
We are up to two prominent executions of white people so now Republicans are obligated to pretend to care.
“Defund the police” was not a good message. “Abolish ICE” is similar. ICE is not new. What is new is a massive increase in staff that are poorly trained, poorly vetted, and no real leadership. I feel blaming ICE shifts blame on those culpable, Trump, Noem, Vance, Miller, and every other Trump admin who is lying to public and generating more hate and division.
My 80 year old Republican neighbor HATES Trump. Calls ICE the Gestapo. He’s set the standard for what I expect from Republicans.
They always let things go way too far then backpedal. Their problem is lack of responsibility from the beginning, thinking handing such power and authority to mostly adolescent cosplay soldiers with no real training, oversight and lacking morals and ethics was ok.
The Trump regime is using lies and propaganda to control the media and obscure the truth for their tyrannical agenda. Defund, charge, convict and then abolish ICE, convict and remove Trump, convict and remove Noem and all of their adjacent corrupt loyalists, and release the Epstein Files. This is not politics as normal. This is domestic terrorism at the hands of our government.
I will believe it when I see it. Talk is cheap. That being said, if they actually take action, good. We’ll take all the good action we can get.
Let’s hope. One thing Pretti’s murder showed the world is how untrained and malicious these masked goons are. Over and over, people keep saying “this is not law enforcement”. And professional LEO around the world saw that video and now they know it too. They looked like they didn’t even know basic weapons safety, aside from the bloodlust.
Yes, abolish ICE.
But we need to go further — everyone who ordered, carried out, participated in, enabled, or was otherwise involved in the unconstitutional searches, seizures, kidnappings, and murders, must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and imprisoned accordingly.
Everyone. Every ICE “agent” involved, every Trump administration official, *everyone*.
A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent *hard*. ICE is a terrorist organization. The regime it serves is a terrorist organization. It needs to fucking end. *Now*.
“In early January, 15 percent of Republicans were in support of abolishing ICE. Now, that number has jumped to 19 percent.”
Gasp.