A former top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is slamming the Trump administration’s use of the agency.
“This is not working for our communities, it’s not working for our economy and it’s not working for our national security and public safety,” Jason Houser, ICE chief of staff under President Joe Biden, told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday.
As protests against ICE’s actions continue in Minneapolis and nationwide, attorneys representing those detained have also accused the Department of Homeland Security of denying people their right to legal counsel.
A majority of Americans (52%) have indicated that ICE is making communities “less safe,” a recent CBS News/YouGov poll found.
“So Americans are beginning to see, as the polling you showed [indicates], we’re less safe,” Houser said.
