Did Obama use ICE to arrest and deport?

Obama deported more people, by a wide margin.

Syracuse University’s TRAC and subsequent press accounts report that over eight years the Obama administration recorded more than 3.1 million ICE deportations and that fiscal‑year totals under Obama included tens of thousands of interior removals [1] [4]. Reporting from 2017 noted 65,332 individuals were detained and deported in FY2016 alone, illustrating the scale of removals late in Obama’s term.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Hey, @DogMan, speaking of uses of ICE, did you see what Pam Bondi sent to the governor of Minnesota?

On Saturday, the same day that a federal immigration officer killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, US Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a pointed letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stating that if he wanted to “bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota,” he should comply with some “common sense solutions.”

Those “solutions,” according to Bondi, included Minnesota providing the Department of Justice with access to the state’s complete, unredacted voter roll, which includes sensitive personal information like voters’ Social Security numbers, drivers license data, and party affiliations. Bondi claimed that the DOJ needed the state’s full voter roll in order to “confirm Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law.”

That's right, Bondi promised to have ICE back off in exchange for personal info on all of Minnesota's voters.

So the ICE "surge" in Minnesota is not about murderers and rapists. It's not about fraud. it's not about illegal immigrants. It's just a pressure tactic, or perhaps extortion tactic would be a better phrase.

So let's be clear about what ICE is doing. Give Bondi all the personal info on all of Minnesota's voters, and she will "bring an end to the chaos." The "chaos" is intentional and can be turned off at any time. Remember that, @DogMan.

Charity · 70-79

@ElwoodBlues

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