Democrat pushes bill to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and send funding to promote 'collective safety'

The useful part

While many on the left have campaigned in the past on abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois says she's putting forward legislation to do that and more. Ramirez said Wednesday that the legislation would abolish ICE and send its funding to a left-wing community safety program.

How it works

• Department of Homeland Security should be rerouted to programs that "working families rely on." Ramirez was joined by various politicians, immigration rights activists, and community organizers at the...
• The new department would focus on humanity rather than 'surveillance' and 'terrorizing people,' Ramirez said.
• She introduced the Reimagining Safety Act at a news conference in Chicago, where she said funding for ICE and the U.S.

Details worth keeping

The bill would create a "new human- and community-centered federal department" that would promote "collective safety." The new department would also focus on humanity rather than "surveillance" and "terrorizing people," Ramirez said in an interview with WFLD-TV. During congressional hearings, Ramirez has previously compa...