Democrats split over whether to abolish ICE

Published July 1, 2018 2:22pm ET



Democratic lawmakers are split on the idea of abolishing the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency amid the severe backlash the Trump administration incurred due to a zero tolerance immigration policy.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who sent a letter to the White House on Thursday questioning the president on how he plans to reunite separated migrant children with their detained parents, told CNN’s Jake Tapper that abolishing the agency is not the answer at this time.

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