Democrats embrace socialist calls to abolish ICE

Published August 18, 2026 5:00am ET



Woke 1 may have been crazy, but Woke 2 is shaping up to be even crazier.

Last week, at its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, the Democratic National Committee’s Resolutions Committee approved a resolution calling on Democrats in Congress to draft legislation that would “abolish” Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Previous versions had called only for its reform.

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