Dem Operatives Caution Party to Stay Focused on Trump DHS Overreach, Avoid ‘Defund-the-Police’ Repeat

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Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, walk into an immigration court in Phoenix, Ariz., May 21, 2025.

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Abolish ICE. Defund ICE. Overhaul ICE. Dismantle ICE. Reform ICE.

These are some of the phrases Democratic operatives, lawmakers, and activists are throwing around behind closed doors as they strategize how to effectively channel the wave of voter frustration with the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

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