Overview
- In a widely shared NBC10 exchange, Ala Stanford paused on how to replace ICE and said immigration enforcement should belong to Congress.
- In a later interview, she said abolishing ICE would not end enforcement and pointed to other federal units and the pre-2003 system.
- Opponents Chris Rabb and Sharif Street cited the Constitution’s separation of powers and said executive-branch agencies would still enforce the law.
- Stanford’s campaign posted a statement calling for abolishing ICE and condemning current funding, while vowing a humane, due-process focused approach.
- The flap lands in a close May 19 Democratic primary and has drawn coverage noting ICE was created after 9/11 and that the executive branch carries out laws Congress writes.