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Pressley Compares ICE to KKK, Sparks Political Firestorm

2/26/2026

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) says ICE officers resemble the Ku Klux Klan and ICE conducts a "campaign of terror" that cannot be reformed.
Pressley has previously labeled ICE as "racist" and "rogue" and called for abolishing ICE.
Republican National Committee labeled her remarks "UNHINGED."
The White House links her rhetoric to violence against ICE agents and says it incites assaults, while Pressley urges congressional action to stop the agency.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) says ICE officers resemble the Ku Klux Klan and ICE conducts a "campaign of terror" that cannot be reformed.
Pressley has previously labeled ICE as "racist" and "rogue" and called for abolishing ICE.
Republican National Committee labeled her remarks "UNHINGED."
The White House links her rhetoric to violence against ICE agents and says it incites assaults, while Pressley urges congressional action to stop the agency.