The Facts That Informed The MAD Act on ICE/CBP

This report was created as a fact sheet to show why the MAD Act does not call for the abolition of these agencies. It curbs their reach, and that's because the data here tells two stories simultaneously: these agencies have been directed to violate the Fourth Amendment, defy court orders, detain American citizens without cause, and deport children. This reckless new policy has resulted in death by execution of Americans in the streets, various forms of abuse, and overall terror — the damage from which can never be undone to the families impacted. At the same time, ICE and the CBP still serve a legitimate function, as you will see below. However, it is clear that federal law enforcement has drifted from its mandate to keep Americans safe. Many of us, of course, suspect other tyrannical motives are at work. So, we must reverse course. We need legal restraint, training, and accountability. This bill pulls untrained ICE and CBP officers off our streets immediately while leaving officers who have been stationed in communities for years and who have clean records to continue their work dealing with human trafficking and truly criminal cases. If the DHS actually needed these new agent hires, then they can pay for the rigorous and expensive training that the MAD Act requires out of their existing budget.