Stop Comparing ICE To The Gestapo, Homeland Security Says [View all]
The Department of Homeland Security is now seeking to distance itself from comparisons to Nazi Germany after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) called its Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a “modern-day Gestapo.”
“It is absolutely sickening to compare ICE law enforcement agents to the Gestapo,” Homeland Security said Sunday on its official X account, referencing the police force that apprehended and deported groups of people labeled political enemies in Nazi Germany.
“Attacks and demonization of ICE and our partners is wrong,” the department said. “Our message is clear: DO NOT come to this country illegally. If you do, we will arrest you, deport you and you will never return.”
The post also echoed a statistic contained in last week’s statement from DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who said “attacks and smears” against ICE have led to a “413% increase in assaults,” although she did not provide more details.
Video of ICE operations around the country has sounded alarm bells among immigration and democracy advocates as agents with face coverings are seen wrangling people into their custody. President Donald Trump and his supporters say that they are targeting gang members and violent criminals, although in many cases, the administration is seeking to deport people without allowing them a chance to prove they are not who the administration says they are.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stop-comparing-ice-to-the-gestapo-homeland-security-says_n_682b2df4e4b02ef0f55d5854
Apparently the comparison makes Frau General Kristi and her henchmen uncomfortable. Good. Keep it up!
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