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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEven ICE agents are reportedly 'losing patience' with Trump's antics
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/even-ice-agents-are-reportedly-losing-patience-trumps-antics?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR1i2I47SNPYy2FSYB21vC2XxiRLCUW_FS1XvkRjDGShtmxq6GqVdy1U_i4Even ICE agents are reportedly losing patience with Trumps antics
06/25/19 10:51 AMUpdated 06/25/19 11:23 AM
By Steve Benen
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The New Yorkers Jonathan Blitzer noted in a new piece, published yesterday, that the agency generally seen as politically aligned with the White House is losing patience with Trumps erratic approach. John Amaya, a former deputy chief of staff at ICE, told Blitzer the presidents directive was a dumb-s**t political move.
On Sunday, I spoke to an ICE officer about the weeks events. Almost nobody was looking forward to this operation, the officer said. It was a boondoggle, a nightmare. Even on the eve of the operation, many of the most important details remained unresolved.
This was a family op. So where are we going to put the families? Theres no room to detain them, so are we going to put them in hotels? the officer said. On Friday, an answer came down from ice leadership: the families would be placed in hotels while ice figured out what to do with them. That, in turn, raised other questions. So the families are in hotels, but whos going to watch them? the officer continued. What happens if the person we arrest has a U.S.-citizen child? What do we do with the children? Do we need to get booster seats for the vans? Should we get the kids toys to play with?
Trumps tweet broadcasting the operation had also created a safety issue for the officers involved. No police agency goes out and says, Tomorrow, between four and eight, were going to be in these neighborhoods, the officer said.
This was a family op. So where are we going to put the families? Theres no room to detain them, so are we going to put them in hotels? the officer said. On Friday, an answer came down from ice leadership: the families would be placed in hotels while ice figured out what to do with them. That, in turn, raised other questions. So the families are in hotels, but whos going to watch them? the officer continued. What happens if the person we arrest has a U.S.-citizen child? What do we do with the children? Do we need to get booster seats for the vans? Should we get the kids toys to play with?
Trumps tweet broadcasting the operation had also created a safety issue for the officers involved. No police agency goes out and says, Tomorrow, between four and eight, were going to be in these neighborhoods, the officer said.
While the ICE officer didnt want to be identified, itd be a mistake to assume he or she was alone. Indeed, even acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was rather transparent in raising concerns about Trumps gambit.
The New Yorker piece went on to note that Barack Obama was never popular with ICE agents, especially after the Democratic administration imposed new enforcement priorities on the agency in 2014.
But Blitzers source said Trumps predecessor is now seen in a different light. The ICE officer the reporter spoke to said, One person told me, I never thought Id say this, but I miss the Obama rules. We removed more people with the rules we had in place than with all this. It was much easier when we had the priorities. It was cleaner.
Trump, naturally, abandoned the Obama-era guidelines, which has created a chaotic governing dynamic.
I dont even know what were doing now, the ICE officer added.
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Even ICE agents are reportedly 'losing patience' with Trump's antics (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jun 2019
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questionseverything
(9,657 posts)1. from the article...
But Blitzers source said Trumps predecessor is now seen in a different light. The ICE officer the reporter spoke to said, One person told me, I never thought Id say this, but I miss the Obama rules. We removed more people with the rules we had in place than with all this. It was much easier when we had the priorities. It was cleaner.
we all miss Obama
sigh
things weren't perfect but I always felt he was trying to do the best he could
dbl sigh
muntrv
(14,505 posts)2. I thought ICE officers loved going to work since Twitler took over.