Member of Congress urges abolishing ICE, cites past votes on ICE and Israel aid

A member of Congress said they opposed creation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the time it was debated in Congress and called for abolishing the agency now. The speaker said they had "voted no on the creation of ICE" and argued the agency's existence contributed to what they described as growing authoritarian tendencies.

The lawmaker also referenced a previous vote: "Bernie and Elizabeth and I, we were just 3 of 11 voting 2 years ago to cut off aid to Israel for thousand pound bombs being used in Gaza," using that example to illustrate prior willingness to break with leadership. The speaker added: "it is critical that we abolish ICE now," and asserted that immigrants in Massachusetts are being "terrorized every single day," though no specific incidents or enforcement actions were cited in the remarks.