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Today, Explained

Abolish ICE?

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

#AbolishICE has gone from an online murmur to a national movement, but a lot of Americans are confused about what exactly Immigration and Customs Enforcement does. Vox’s Dara Lind explains the short history of the controversial agency and what it might mean to see it dissolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Johnny I heard yesterday

0:02.0

From some people that were disappointed by the drama of your equip experience where you went to get quip.com

0:08.9

So I should explain you you had this brush you finally took it to Hong Kong you used it and then we set up this this thrilling turn

0:16.6

And it was just that you lost it. Yeah, which is a big deal

0:20.0

I know a big deal. I lost it. And that's a big deal. I mean the drama continues, but oh does it?

0:25.0

It does it definitely continues. So these people who haven't yet been stated by your your trauma

0:29.8

They they there might be something in store for yeah, this is just kind of the tip of the iceberg

0:37.2

Darland immigration reported here at box a abolish ice used to just be a

0:42.6

Hashtag I'd see online and now it's become a rallying cry at protests

0:48.0

There were marches all over the country this weekend

0:50.8

politicians are calling for it even

0:53.3

19 ice agents just sort of join this movement a few days ago, but a lot of people still seem confused about

1:00.5

What exactly ice what exactly immigration and customs enforcement does even our own politicians even

1:08.4

Mitch McConnell. Yeah, so Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell was complaining to Politico about the leftward drift of the Democratic Party and said

1:15.4

We even had a credible potential candidate for president in

1:19.4

2020 suggests we get rid of ice the the border enforcement agency and then you called them out on Twitter

1:26.2

Yes, this is all caps, but I'm not going to scream it because I appreciate your eardrums. Thank you

1:31.5

Ice is not the border enforcement agency the border enforcement agency is CBP

1:37.0

Customs and border protection the agency that has border in the name

1:46.3

Okay, let's do Senator McConnell a solid here and break all of this down. I know ice comes into existence after 9-11

1:56.2

But it's not like that's when we started enforcing immigration laws, right? Right before 9-11

2:02.2

There was just one agency that was supposed to deal with immigration into the US

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