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Luke Bronin: “ICE is operating with a level of cruelty and lawlessness…”

Featuring: Luke Bronin, Democratic | Mayor of Hartford | Connecticut

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Published August 11, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:27

The cost of everything from health care to housing to electricity mean the numbers just don't add up for most people. ICE is operating with a level of cruelty and lawlessness that betrays our basic humanity. And Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to our alliances, made the world more dangerous. (00:27–00:33)

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Asserts that ICE is acting cruelly and unlawfully.

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