Sen. Dick Durbin Compares ICE to WWII Japanese Internment Camps: ‘There’s Only One Parallel in Histo

[rangerrebew]

Sen. Dick Durbin Compares ICE to WWII Japanese Internment Camps: ‘There’s Only One Parallel in History’
 
Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, speaks to members of the media during a newAdam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty
Jasmyn Jordan28 Oct 20251,553
 
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II while speaking Monday at the U.S. Capitol during a Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing on immigration enforcement.

During remarks delivered from the Senate floor, Durbin said, “There was only one parallel in history that I can think of that has occurred in my lifetime, and that of course, would be the internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War Two.”

Durbin’s comparison comes amid a long record of engagement on immigration issues. Over the years, he has defended expansive immigration measures, opposed restrictions on illegal aliens, and frequently linked America’s identity to immigration.

In March 2024, Durbin blocked a Republican-backed bill that would have required ICE to automatically detain illegal aliens charged with violent crimes, arguing the proposal would deprive immigrants of due process. The measure, introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), sought to detain suspects pending trial to prevent their release under lenient local policies.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/28/sen-dick-durbin-compares-ice-wwii-japanese-internment-camps-theres-only-one-parallel-history/

[rangerrebew]

He can't be referring to the same internment camps with lousy living conditions, where citizens were ordered out of their homes without due process and many lost their homes, for no other reason than their race ( they didn't persecute Germans or Italians the same way}, separated many from their families, because FDR and democrats told them they had to do it. The ones the Supreme Court didn't stop and federal judges didn't order to report every day. Those same camps?

[Cyber Liberty]

This is when I remind people there was a sizeable minority who wanted to do exactly this to unvaccinated folks just four years ago.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Those interned were legal, American citizens ... not criminal illegal alien invader 2030 Census apportionment placeholders.

[Kamaji]

This is when I remind people there was a sizeable minority who wanted to do exactly this to unvaccinated folks just four years ago.

Yup.

[mountaineer]

Durbin has done nothing but show us just how uneducated he is.

[berdie]

Durbin has done nothing but show us just how uneducated he is.

You beat me to it!! That was my exact thought. And sadly, most of the American public is as well.

[mountaineer]

You beat me to it!! That was my exact thought. And sadly, most of the American public is as well.

I blame the public school system. They haven't even begun to teach true WWII history to the little skulls full of mush.

[Bigun]

I blame the public school system. They haven't even begun to teach true WWII American history to the little skulls full of mush.

Fixed.