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Jeffries Faces Pressure to Abolish ICE Amid Controversy

2/16/2026

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U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) debated Wajahat Ali (podcast host) on Joy Reid's YouTube program about abolishing ICE.
Wajahat Ali criticized ICE, saying it has killed eight people this year and 65% of detainees had no convictions.
Ali urged Jeffries to lead a call to abolish ICE, arguing taxpayer dollars should not fund a "lawless" agency.
The confrontation followed Jeffries' prior condemnation of the administration's immigration policies.

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U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) debated Wajahat Ali (podcast host) on Joy Reid's YouTube program about abolishing ICE.
Wajahat Ali criticized ICE, saying it has killed eight people this year and 65% of detainees had no convictions.
Ali urged Jeffries to lead a call to abolish ICE, arguing taxpayer dollars should not fund a "lawless" agency.
The confrontation followed Jeffries' prior condemnation of the administration's immigration policies.