Trump Administration Created ICE as Paramilitary Force Unaccountable to Local Government

What was said

"ICE is not supposed to be that. ICE is supposed to be an immigration enforcement institution, but the way it's been used is well beyond the way any immigration institution was used before in the United States. They are masked, they are wearing military uniforms, they are often driving unmarked cars. And they're not accountable to anybody."

Applebaum warned that ICE has been transformed into a national paramilitary force that operates outside normal legal constraints, wearing combat uniforms and masks while not being accountable to mayors or governors. She cited two killings of U.S. citizens in Minnesota where the administration immediately defended ICE rather than calling for investigation, arguing this grants dangerous impunity to a militarized force that looks and acts more like an occupation army than a police service.