Ex-ICE Boss Slams Lawmaker's 'Secret Police' Remarks, Cites Crime Reduction

Criticism of Lawmaker's Remarks

• 🎯 The former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary, Jonathan Fahey, calls a congresswoman's comments about ICE being a "masked secret police" breathtaking and irresponsible.
• ⚖️ Fahey emphasizes that ICE agents are enforcing laws passed by Congress, which lawmakers like the congresswoman should be encouraging.
• 🗣️ He argues that Democrats are using anti-police tactics to subvert law enforcement and prevent laws from being enforced.

Evidence of ICE Effectiveness

• 🚫 Fahey refutes the idea that ICE is "disappearing people," stating there is no evidence of this.
• criminal deportation is the actual function of ICE, as evidenced by the removal of criminals.
• 📈 Fahey points to Chicago as a prime example, where crime rates reportedly went down by upwards of 20% during a period of ICE enforcement (midway blitz) and have remained down.
• 🌍 The removal of criminals is presented as a direct factor in making communities safer and acting as a deterrent to potential criminals.
• 🚨 The presence of immigration enforcement is linked to record crime reduction, deterring illegal aliens from committing crimes due to the risk of deportation.