Democrats can’t agree on whether they want to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or reform it. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved resolutions calling for both during its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.
One resolution calls on Democratic members of Congress to develop legislation abolishing ICE while adopting immigration reforms that include pathways to citizenship and protections for workers.
Louisiana DNC committeewoman Michele Johnson, who introduced the measure, told committee members that reforming ICE would not go far enough. She cited deaths of ICE detainees, conditions at detention facilities and other incidents in arguing for eliminating the agency. …
Democrats Approve Competing Resolutions to Abolish, Reform ICE
