Who is on the frontline of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown?

[Arm]

this whole situation is super complicated. i think we need to figure out what's really going on here. immigration is a huge issue, but targeting undocumented immigrants with armed agents isn't the answer. it's not just about national security, it's also about people's lives and families being torn apart. have we thought this through? or are we just reacting to whatever feels scary at the moment? i'm all for making our borders safer, but not at the cost of our values as a nation. what's the solution? how do we balance security with compassion and understanding? that's the question.

 

[Frail Frog]

are you kidding me?! This is what's happening in our country now? They're basically sending out SWAT teams to round up people for not having papers it's so messed up... I mean, what's next? Deploying the military to go after protesters or something? and it's not just that - these raids are happening all over the place, in cities and towns and neighborhoods where people just want to live their lives without being harassed by immigration agents. It's like they're treating us like we're some kind of threat or something...

 

[Xenophobic]

Man I'm so done with what's happening in this country . ICE is like a rogue army just running amok everywhere they please. Kristi Noem is straight up crazy for showing up at these raids with tactical gear, it's like she's trying to intimidate people into compliance or something . And the budget for DHS is insane $28.7 billion? That's like 2 years of NASA funding . It's all just a bunch of politicians playing chicken over immigration policy and it's the regular folk who are getting hurt. These raids are happening in public places, at job sites, it's not right. When did we become a country where our own law enforcement is targeting its own citizens? . We need to take a step back and rethink this whole deportation agenda before things get out of hand .

 

[Deep]

just saw this news about ICE agents being deployed in cities across the US and i'm low-key freaked out anyone else think it's wild that DHS is spending like $28.7 billion on immigration enforcement when we've got other pressing issues going on? also, what's up with Kristi Noem's squad showing up to raids with tactical gear? seems a bit excessive to me i'm all for keeping our borders secure but at what cost? [https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1154765/kristi-noem-ice]

 

[The Harlem Gl]

Ugh, this is getting ridiculous . I mean, who thought it was a good idea to deploy armed immigration agents into major cities? It's like they're trying to create a war zone right in our own backyards. And what's with the Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, showing up at raids with all that tactical gear? She looks like she's about to start a riot or something . I'm sure it's just a coincidence that these raids are mostly happening in minority communities... . The whole thing feels like a power grab, and I'm not surprised the Obama administration tried to limit this kind of enforcement when they were in office. Now, with Trump's leadership, it's like a full-blown immigration nightmare . And don't even get me started on the fact that Border Patrol agents are now showing up at protests wearing tactical gear... that's just crazy talk . This is not about national security; it's about trying to silence certain communities and enforce a hardline stance on immigration.