In an attempt to engage with varying perspectives on immigration policy, the Biden government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) held meetings with the National Immigration Project, a far-left activist group that staunchly opposes the agency’s existence. The group consistently campaigns for the abolishment of ICE and an end to the detention of illegal immigrants.
This interaction has provoked criticism from several members of the ICE, who question the regime’s endorsement of those aiming to eliminate the agency. “I don’t know why they do half of the things they do anymore. So much pandering to those who hate us and want us to disappear,” an ICE source told The New York Post.
Former ICE field office director John Fabbricatore contends that the recent trend in dialogues reflects the Biden regime’s support for groups advocating against ICE and for laxer immigration policies.
According to Fabbricatore, who is vying for a congressional seat in Colorado’s sixth district, the government’s advocacy for amnesty and an open immigration process could threaten national security and put undue strain on public services. “It is imperative that a more enforcement-driven approach to immigration be fully reinstated to protect our national security and uphold the integrity of our nation’s borders,” he said.
A spokesperson for the National Immigration Project expressed confusion over ICE’s announcement of the meeting, describing it as an “ordinary course stakeholder engagement organizations regularly have with government agencies to discuss any number of advocacy issues and priorities.”
This is not the first time ICE officials from Biden government have met with an organization dedicated to the department’s destruction. In February, senior ICE officials met with Detention Watch Network, a group seeking the end of immigration detention in the country.
