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In reply to the discussion: ICE Agents Want Out of Minnesota: Trump's 'Battle Is Lost' [View all]dflprincess
(29,235 posts)47. Interesting it says "experienced agents" want out.
I would guess these are the people who, once upon a time, followed the law when doing this job & didn't feel the need to be brutal just for the sake of hurting people.
Sadly, the recent hires, probably made up of Proud Boys and J6ers, are enjoying the hate.
From the link in the OP:
Morale inside the ranks is described as collapsing. One veteran ICE agentone of six Klippenstein reportedly spoke to for the article titled ICE Unloadsbemoaned that the brand new agents are idiots. He blamed what he saw as lowered hiring standards for the chaos in Minnesota.
A newer recruit agreed that a lot of the guys are honestly pretty sketchy, describing colleagues who pass around a flask on stakeouts and show off weird tattoosthe kind of
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Not a resident. 2 weeks ago residents did turn out in the proposed data center
underpants
Yesterday
#42
It doesn't matter. The people of Minnesota have shown the way. Confront ICE at every turn.
flashman13
Yesterday
#37
I gather these are some pre-J6 agents..... what took them so long to speak up?
groundloop
Yesterday
#10
This is the time to really increase pressure on them at the hotels, gas stations, and following their caravans around.
ChicagoTeamster
Yesterday
#20
The loss occurred the very instant when they turned DUE PROCESS into a "battle"
Uncle Joe
Yesterday
#22
Methinks this has less to do with the mission and more to do with the locale...
EarthFirst
Yesterday
#25