Overview
- At a Wednesday town hall, the Minnesota lawmaker said abolishing ICE is now an easier conversation within her party and added there is "a lot of conversation" about what dismantling DHS would look like.
- Right-leaning outlets highlighted the comments and framed them as Democrats planning to break up the homeland security department.
- The remarks follow heightened tensions over recent immigration operations in Minnesota, including two fatal agent-involved shootings in Minneapolis and clashes at protests.
- Congress remains at an impasse on DHS funding, with Democratic leaders seeking restraints on ICE and Border Patrol as some progressives openly call to abolish the agencies.
- Polling cited in the coverage shows a divided public, including a YouGov-Economist finding that 46% support abolishing ICE and an ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos survey showing 50% support for deportations.