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Headline Roundup June 30th, 2018

Several Democrats Call to Abolish ICE, President Trump Responds

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In the wake of President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, several Democrats have called to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the president responding that it "will never happen."

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New York's Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill de Blasio echo progressive calls to 'abolish ICE'
New York's Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill de Blasio echo progressive calls to 'abolish ICE'

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Two prominent New York Democrats joined recent calls from progressives to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Trump slaps down Democrats' 'abolish ICE' push: 'It will never happen'
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President Trump on Saturday defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the face of calls by some Democrats to abolish the agency, saying the agents are “doing a fantastic job” and that scrapping the agency “will never happen."

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The movement to 'Abolish ICE' is heating up -- and going mainstream
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Calls to eliminate the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, for years relegated to the far-left corners of progressive activism, have been thrust this week into the mainstream of Democratic politics.

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