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Mehdi Hasan Calls for Abolishing 'Rogue' ICE Agency

5/14/2025

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Former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan slammed Democrats for their silence on ICE, calling it a "rogue agency" akin to Trump's private militia. He pointed to the shocking arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a detention center inspection as a stark example of ICE's overreach. Hasan passionately urged for the agency's abolition to end its rampant abuses of power.

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Former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan slammed Democrats for their silence on ICE, calling it a "rogue agency" akin to Trump's private militia. He pointed to the shocking arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a detention center inspection as a stark example of ICE's overreach. Hasan passionately urged for the agency's abolition to end its rampant abuses of power.