Senator Schumer, the minority leader, this is what he said to NBC News. He said ICE does some functions that are very much needed. They don't seem to think that anymore. Well, now Senator Schumer is leading the charge to abolish ICE and he wants to defund the Border Patrol. That's because today Democrats care more about protecting illegal immigrant criminals than protecting law abiding American citizens. For more than two months, Republicans have negotiated in good faith to fully fund critical law enforcement agencies in this country. (00:47–00:53)
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Asserts that Senator Schumer wants to abolish ICE and defund the Border Patrol.
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