The Left’s Latest Hysteria: “ICE is Arresting American Citizens”

Originally published by the Washington Examiner

On October 22, progressive members of the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security, claiming that “at least 170 U.S. citizens have been unlawfully detained by the agency.”

Within hours, other politicians and media figures quickly piled on, repeatedly accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers of breaking the law by wrongfully arresting American citizens, rather than illegal aliens. The message they sent was clear: President Donald Trump and DHS are acting as rogue authoritarians, callously arresting those who oppose their political agenda.

This narrative is nothing new. Smearing DHS and the president, especially with respect to immigration policy, is designed to score political points whilst ignoring public safety. But their claims collapse under basic scrutiny.

Here are the facts.

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