Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), who has declared herself a “proud anchor baby,” is not the first Democrat to introduce legislation that would abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. But her Reimagining Safety Act is the most comprehensive. Voters should pay close attention to its details because they offer a preview of how Democrats could reshape immigration enforcement if they win control of Congress this November.
Unlike Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who has introduced legislation that would dissolve ICE over 12 months and then create a commission to recommend how its functions should be handled, Ramirez’s Reimagining Safety Act dismantles the entire Department of Homeland Security, ending some functions entirely and moving others to different departments.
