Capitol Memo Urges Democrats to Reform ICE, Not Abolish It

A memo circulated on Capitol Hill by the Searchlight Institute urges Democrats to drop calls to 'Abolish ICE' and instead back a reform-and-retrain approach to ICE, arguing abolition is politically risky and could aid Republicans; it compares the move to past defund-the-police backlash and advocates a more nuanced path to address agency culture and due process.