Iam deeply alarmed by the rapid and unchecked buildup of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) force under the Trump administration. We are being told that this expansion is simply about “securing our borders” and capturing “dangerous criminals.” But this narrative is deceptive. It’s clearly designed to stoke fear and manipulate patriotic sentiments so that Americans will accept, even cheer for, a dangerous paramilitary buildup.

ICE recruits are being lured with high pay, generous benefits, student loan forgiveness while admission standards are being dangerously lowered. This combination is a recipe for assembling a force that is blindly loyal to one man and one ideology.

If this pattern continues, especially alongside efforts to federalize the National Guard and misuse the Insur

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