Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) just dropped a bombshell on CNN’s New Central, declaring that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be straight-up abolished because we’re better off without them. This isn’t some fringe rant—it’s a sitting Democrat congresswoman pushing to dismantle a key federal agency tasked with enforcing immigration laws, border security, and combating transnational crime. McIver’s call echoes the 2020 Defund the Police fever dream, but amps it up by targeting ICE specifically, arguing it fosters fear in immigrant communities rather than safety. Coming amid record border crossings and fentanyl deaths, her timing couldn’t be more tone-deaf, painting a picture of elite disconnect where law enforcement is the villain and open borders the virtue.
For the 2A community, this isn’t just another progressive pipe dream—it’s a direct threat to the sovereignty that underpins our Second Amendment rights. ICE doesn’t just chase undocumented migrants; they bust human traffickers, cartel gun smugglers, and criminal networks flooding our streets with illegal firearms that bypass ATF oversight and fuel urban violence. Abolishing ICE means surrendering control of who enters our nation, including bad actors who don’t respect gun laws or any laws. We’ve seen it play out: sanctuary cities that shield illegals often harbor felons with illegal guns, turning American neighborhoods into no-go zones. McIver’s vision erodes the rule of law that protects law-abiding gun owners from being painted as the problem while real threats multiply unchecked.
The implications scream urgency for 2A patriots—expect this rhetoric to turbocharge the gun-grabbers’ narrative that more enforcement equals more raids on minorities, flipping the script to disarm us all under the guise of equity. If ICE goes, so does a bulwark against the very chaos that justifies confiscation schemes. Time to rally: contact your reps, amplify this insanity, and remind everyone that secure borders aren’t optional—they’re the foundation of a free republic where the right to bear arms means something. Without them, we’re all one policy shift from defunded and defenseless.
