Suddenly, the conversation was no longer about fixing ICE but about abolishing it altogether.
The shooting pushed political leaders into territory once considered too extreme for mainstream debate.
Democrats openly declared that incremental reform had failed, arguing the system itself produced abuse regardless of leadership changes.
Republicans were caught off guard, scrambling to defend an agency now associated with a dead American citizen.
President Donald Trump, long the most vocal defender of ICE, found himself politically cornered by events beyond his control. Continue reading…
