“De Facto Dictatorship”: Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics
February 11, 2026
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House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seeing around the country, whether it’s in detention, whether it’s in the streets or even in the courts,” says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who is calling for her fellow Democrats to suspend funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans agree to their demands to rein in federal immigration agents. We play excerpts from Ramirez and other representatives’ remarks about the killings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the deaths of immigrants in ICE custody and the fear and terror experienced by civilians confronted daily by masked federal agents. “This is more than authoritarianism. This is a de facto dictatorship,” says Texas Congressmember Al Green, who also spoke at the hearing.
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28 claims extractedQuestioning whether killed citizens deserved to die
Questioning characterization of killed citizen as domestic terrorist
Calling for prosecution of Homeland Security Secretary and ICE officers
Detailing ICE violations of law and constitutional rights
Accusing CBP of attempted execution, murder, and racial profiling
Comparing ICE agents to KKK and slave patrols
Holding ICE, CBP, and USCIS directors responsible for violations
Calling for abolition of ICE and dismantling of DHS
Characterizing ICE as operating with impunity like Klansmen
Promising accountability for ICE operations
Calling for DHS shutdown to stop ICE killings
Demanding shutdown of entire DHS operation
Citing child detention and measles outbreak
Describing fear of unidentified masked federal agents
Alleging ICE targets based on race and accent
Questioning ICE surveillance of U.S. citizens and protesters
Calling for prosecution of Homeland Security Secretary
Describing shooting victim shot nine to ten times
Describing masked federal agents as secret police
Characterizing Trump administration as de facto dictatorship
Questioning detention of children by ICE
Questioning secret surveillance lists by ICE
Calling for peaceful protest against ICE operations
Asserting Trump lacks authority to dismantle White House
Contrasting response to white victims versus Black victims
Citing deaths in ICE custody
Describing ICE as rogue agency targeting minorities
Demanding ICE agents remove masks permanently
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