If You Think Biden Was Bad, a Future Without ICE Would Be Worse
Let’s talk ‘illegal immigration’, a civil and a criminal offense DHS has a duty to enforce
By Andrew R. Arthur on January 13, 2026
The recent death of Renee Good during a protest at an ICE operation in Minneapolis, Minn., has renewed calls to “Abolish ICE” and get the agency “off our streets”. That, of course, raises the question of what would replace the agency, if any entity at all. Plainly, someone must do the job officers are currently performing in the Twin Cities, because if you think four years of Biden was bad for border security, community safety, and the public fisc, a future without ICE would be worse on all three counts.
Inspection of Aliens Who Have Not Been Admitted
Let’s start at the beginning of the immigration process.
Under section 235(a)(3) of the INA, “All aliens ... who are applicants for admission or otherwise seeking admission or readmission to or transit through the United States shall be inspected by immigration officers”. (Emphasis added.)
Understand that this requirement does not simply apply to “law-abiding” aliens who travel to the United States, arrive in this country, and wait patiently in a queue at the port of entry.
Rather, the INA makes clear that it applies to every alien who arrives or is living here who has not been inspected and admitted. As section 235(a)(1) of that act states:
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