'This Is Trump's Goon Squad, for Christ's Sake'. (NYT Guest Essay)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/trump-vance-miller-ice.html
Archived: https://archive.is/352Jo

By Thomas B. Edsall

In theory, Immigration and Customs Enforcement describes itself as “the Department of Homeland Security’s premier law enforcement agency, mitigating transnational threats and safeguarding our nation, communities, lawful immigration, trade, travel and financial systems.”

In practice, the Trump administration has turned legions of ICE agents into a violent and unaccountable domestic police force, empowered by claims of immunity to exercise force against American citizens and immigrants alike.

A 233-page court order (5 MB PDF) issued Nov. 20 by Sara L. Ellis, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois, reveals the scope of duplicity, lying and open abuse of power by ICE and Homeland Security officials. She addressed civilian complaints that ICE violated constitutional rights during its pursuit of undocumented immigrants in Chicago, writing,

While defendants argue that they used less lethal force as a de-escalation technique to reduce the risk of harm to both agents and the public, plaintiffs have marshaled ample evidence that agents intended to cause protesters harm and that no legitimate governmental interest justified their actions.

MY question is "What will the courts or anyone else do to halt this breach of law and constitution?