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ICE ramps up its aggressive tactics, and brutality is the point - Velshi - MSNBC
ICE and other federal agents deploy aggressive tactics during their sweeps through America’s cities. NYU historian Ruth Ben Ghiat warns ICE has lost sight of what it’s supposed to be doing: “The goal is very different. It is to terrorize all Americans.”
In times of rising authoritarianism, catching their brutality on camera is one way Americans are bearing witness to the truth. - Aired on 10/18/2025.
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And I was always grateful that of all the countries in the world, my ancestors chose to make the tough journey here. 
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