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The abolition of ICE is only tangentially related to relaxing immigration restrictions or "open borders." ICE is a domestic law enforcement agency which persec

The abolition of ICE is only tangentially related to relaxing immigration restrictions or "open borders." ICE is a domestic law enforcement agency which persecutes and deports people who are already in the country. It wasn't even created until 2002. The borders are policed and enforced by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), specifically Border Patrol.

alehul 7y ago
> It wasn't even created until 2002 This is technically true and often-cited, but it's really misleading. Its 'creation' was more of a restructuring. When ICE was created in 2003, it absorbed many parts of the United States Customs Service (founded 1789), the Immigration and Naturalization Service (founded 1933), and the Federal Protective Service (founded 1971). Before ICE, the INS was responsible for arresting and deporting those who violated immigration laws. All this aside, I'm sure we can agree: (1) there's a correlation between (A) willingness to illegally immigrate and (B) the risk of deportation after crossing the border. (2) that an increase in illegal immigration without governmental response would more closely resemble the concept of open borders.