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Ro Khanna: “We must abolish ICE. It is a cruel rogue agency.”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published August 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:33

And when I say we stand with workers, that includes our friends and neighbors who prepare our food, build our homes and care for our children. That is why We must abolish ICE. It is a cruel rogue agency. It is a agency, and you know this, that murdered Lorenzo Salgado. Replace ICE with an immigration agency like we had from the New Deal until George W. Bush. (08:33–08:40)

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Advocates for the abolition of ICE, describing it as a cruel and rogue agency.

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