Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains. - POLITICO

The Obama administration deported a large number of people, but generally, a very high percentage of them were people who either just crossed the border or people with a serious criminal history.  This administration, though, is taking a different tack. 

This administration has repurposed the way they've operationalized ICE — to go out and get as many people as possible, and that's why we're seeing these raids on the car washes and on the Home Depot parking lots. They know they can make a large number of arrests there, and they don't seem to care whether or not those people pose a threat to public safety. They just say, "If you're undocumented, you're a fair target."…

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/10/14/former-ice-director-q-a-00603916


 

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