ICE

 The Guardian -  In the public consciousness, Ice has become defined as Trump’s personal rogue agency doing his bidding regardless of accepted norms and laws. They have become a kind of domestic enforcer for Maga’s agenda, rounding up “illegals” and deporting what they say are criminals to El Salvador, to face justice in a place without trials. When Trump promised “retribution” in the lead-up to his second presidency, activists say these are now the soldiers carrying it out.

Many people have wondered, is this DHS and Ice mandate even legal? Answers to that are varied, aspects of which are being argued over in courts, but in theory, the marriage of a national police force with local policing should have boundaries....

Protests over mass Ice roundups in LA, led to Trump sending 4,000 national guard troops (against the wishes of the state) and deploying 700 active-duty marines. California has taken the Trump administration to court over what it sees as the unlawful deployment of the national guard to counter protests even the Los Angeles police department characterized as mostly under control.

“The concerns that animated the protest of federal actions inevitably will spill over to local police when demonstrations take place,” said Fagan. “Keeping them separate will become increasingly difficult as the federal immigration campaign grows wider and deeper.”...

Facing up against Ice has equally become a Democratic and leftwing rallying cry and all over the US, opposition to the raids have grown from the grassroots. Some polls show the deportations have become a toxic circus for Trump and the Republican party.