Where 2028 Democrats stand on abolishing ICE

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Grassroots calls to “abolish ICE” have once again become a presidential fault line as Democrats with 2028 aspirations split over how to respond to the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis.

Few 2028 hopefuls say they want Immigration and Customs Enforcement dismantled over the shooting, which has sparked days of protests and placed a national spotlight on agency tactics that Democrats say are aggressive and at times illegal. But each is taking a different approach to reform, as some flirt with adopting the slogan and others rebuff the movement as a political overreaction. 

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