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Democrats compare ICE with the Gestapo as they push to curb agency’s power

JL;DR SUMMARY Democratic lawmakers in the United States are drawing stark parallels between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Gestapo as they propose legislation to restrict ICE's activities and limit cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationImmigrationAuthoritarianismLaw EnforcementDemocratsHolocaust ComparisonsU.S. PoliticsGestapoIceFederal Authority

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Some of these bills were already in motion before an ICE agent killed a woman in Minneapolis and Border Patrol agents shot and wounded two people in Portland last week."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"Some of these bills were already in motion before an ICE agent killed a woman in Minneapolis and Border Patrol agents shot and wounded two people in Portland last week."
New York, United States
"The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee, California and elsewhere include measures to restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities..."
New Jersey, United States
"The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee, California and elsewhere include measures to restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities..."
Illinois, United States
"The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee, California and elsewhere include measures to restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities..."
Tennessee, United States
"The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee, California and elsewhere include measures to restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities..."
California, United States
"The proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Tennessee, California and elsewhere include measures to restrict local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities..."
Massachusetts, United States
"Congressional Democrats have also seized on Nazi Germany parallels amid ICEs crackdown. Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern said on X, Trump is using ICE like a secret police force."
Oregon, United States
"Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said on X, Masked federal agents terrorizing our communities at the behest of an authoritarian strongman has a name: fascism."
Minnesota, United States
"After analyzing the similarities and the differences between the two, Magilow suggested that the historical record may be beside the point. Since World War II and the fall of the Nazi regime..."

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