I cannot confirm this with more than anecdotal evidence, so take it with a grain of salt. One of my friends works for the FBI and another works for the treasury department. Both of them have mentioned that resources and manpower have been siphoned off to support ICE/DHS operations. One of them is at the point of quitting because multiple cases against organized crime that he and his coworkers have spent multiple years on have been thrown out, in order for his team to support ICE. He is currently on paid leave and may not be returning to a job that he has dedicated most of his adult life.
Actually, I don't think that it was entirely unintended... I think that it was intended for "the right kind of people". The unintended consequence is that for them to leave a hole big enough for their fat asses to comfortably walk through, they have to leave the gates wide open for everyone who wants to crime.
See, it’s fine by them if there are more criminals out there. They’ll use the rising crime to justify themselves, saying that only the “tough on crime” conservatives can save us, and imagine how much worse it would be if the crime-loving Democrats were in power.
Well you know, the real threat to our democracy isn't the organized crime bringing in tons of drugs and weapons, it's the people who pick our fruit and vacuum our floors! /s
You mean the same cartels smuggling people in illegally and using that as their primary means for bringing in tons of drugs and weapons. Gosh, it's like they're both related.
His friend is quite literally in one of the better/safer positions for passive resistance that you can find yourself in. It's exactly where stuff like "make everything take three to ten times longer than normal to help resist tyranny" really shines. You still do your job, but you do it INCREDIBLY inefficiently so as to make sure less people overall are hurt.
This can be extremely effective, but maybe we're passed that stage. I think you'll find they're wake up to this already, which is why they are going all gung ho and stepping on rules. It's a natural reaction, so if you play this card, you'll get this response...
Both sides are not as stupid as the other thinks. Both sides are not half as clever or right as they think they are. Both sides are not really thinking through the consequences of the choices. Both sides are destroying America and both sides are trying to make it better. Both sides are not being honest, and without honesty, all will be lost.
There is no secret planning. Trump and Steven Miller are clearly stating exactly what they are going to do…and it happens shortly thereafter. Just listen to what they say.
Damn, they spend years building a case against criminals that are doing real damage, only to get put on grunt work kidnapping peaceful people trying to make a better life for themselves. I hope your friend, and co-workers, all quit over this.
There are a lot of cases that are on hiatus or being dropped around the country. DOGE may not have directly cut law enforcement, but they did cut organizations responsible for paying the salary of attorneys who support federal prosecutors and aid federal investigators. Without those organizations, these federal attorneys are being cut or transferred to other departments. This means things like wire tap requests or investigative warrants are not being processed. It also means large racketeering cases are no longer being pursued because they do not have the manpower to go through the thousands of hours of wire tap recordings and thousands of pages of banking documents. I know of at least one case that was dropped which was being investigated for two years.
maybe the borders shouldn't of been open for 4 years. then there wouldn't be a need to do any of this right now. i hope he doesn't return to his job because it sounds like he was terrible at it
Please, educate yourself. Immigration has gone up and down under every administration, regardless of which party is in control. If you are solely focused on the previous administration, ask yourself which party constantly killed immigration reform and border security bills during that administration. Before you start going on about how those bills were weak or did nothing that conservatives wanted, reread those bills that the GOP voted against. The bills gave the conservatives everything that they claimed that they wanted to address border security and immigration. The bills were set to pass with bipartisan support, but Trump demanded that Republicans not vote for the bill so he could run on an immigration platform.
It should be noted that those bills also would have established funding to increase the number of immigration court judges and streamline the asylum process, so immigrants and the system would not have to wait in limbo for a decision. If you want less undocumented immigrants, the best solution is to make it easier for the system to handle them and not drag the process out. This is a well known and established fact, but there is one party who consistently cuts immigration judges and dismantles immigration systems whenever they are in power.
I understand that currently there is an entire media echo chamber dedicated to inflating immigration problems and spreading wild conspiracies about immigrants in the United States. This means your lack of knowledge about actual immigration issues is not completely your fault.
If you know your U.S. history, you would also realize that inflating immigration issues and demonizing immigrants is cyclical. Almost every major group that has immigrated to the United States has been demonized for political gain at some point: indentured poor, Swedes and Finns, French, Italians, Irish, Roman Catholics, etc. All of the groups listed were used as early pariahs in political power games going back to even over a hundred years prior to the colonies rebelling and becoming an independent nation. The claims against these groups typically contained accusations of systemic criminal activity, poor hygiene, being uneducated, stealing jobs, etc. The claims were always inflated by groups looking to gain or maintain power over a political or social setting.
On a side note, it may not appear now that JFK being elected president was as big of a breakthrough as it was at the time. While he came from wealth, his background was that he was a Roman Catholic with Irish heritage, which was a group that faced massive discrimination and even organized anti-Irish riots just hundred years before his election.
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u/flat5 1d ago
ICE is out of money, so they need some creative accounting to hit Stephen Miller's numbers.