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Ted Cruz: “ICE is a terrorist organization. It needs to be defunded and…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Like, that's literally what's going on. You have called to abolish ice. How do we achieve a future that's post ice. How do we achieve a future free of terrorism by abolishing ice? ICE is a terrorist organization. It needs to be defunded and needs to be abolished. We're seeing aggressive Gestapo type tactics in people being approached on the street, in their home and at the clinic, at church, at all kinds of locations. (31:36–31:41)

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Asserts that ICE should be defunded and abolished due to its actions.

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