That is nearly three times the entire department's annual budget, and they did so with virtually no guardrails. We all know what happened next. President Trump and Stephen Miller built ICE and Border Patrol up into untrained paramilitary forces. and sent them out to terrorize communities across the country. American citizens were wrongfully detained. Peaceful protesters were tear gassed, tackled to the ground and pepper sprayed for no reason. (02:13–02:21)
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Asserts that Trump and Miller transformed ICE and Border Patrol into paramilitary forces.
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