Overview
- The Democratic National Committee approved two opposing, non‑binding messages Saturday, Aug. 15, one calling to abolish ICE and another urging concrete reforms to the agency.
- Those votes are advisory and do not set the party platform, which will be decided at the 2028 national convention.
- DNC Chair Ken Martin said members broadly agree current ICE and CBP practices must stop and that the party needs a different approach to immigration enforcement.
- The White House publicly rejected calls to abolish ICE and administration officials have signaled stepped‑up deportation efforts and rising arrest figures.
- The decisions follow outrage after three fatal encounters linked to ICE in July and could force midterm and 2028 candidates to state clear positions on enforcement and detention policy.