It’s only symbolic if we let it be. Now that they’ve actually committed to it officially, we have to FORCE them to honor it.

To start with, EVERY Democrat better vote against any ICE funding, and the emphasis for now should be on reform and retraining, just to fuck with them heavily until we can abolish ICE completely.

In the meantime, we can force ICE to spend what little money they have left on reform and retraining, starting with a top to bottom review of each agent, with those accused of abuses fired, those with criminal backgrounds fired, those with no previous law enforcement training fired. Any abuses uncovered during the reviews will be heavily prosecuted. I suspect most will be going to prison, rather than home.

And any detainment and deportations of innocent people without criminal records, who were operating within the legal immigration framework will result in the ICE/DHS leadership taking personal responsibility, and can be held personally liable for lawsuits brought by undocumented citizens. They were doing everything correctly, working through the system, often for years, and ICE destroyed their lives. Those responsible will feel the pain of their victims’ repatriation and reimbursement.

That will focus ICE’s efforts inward, and draw them away from their current mission of cruelty.