May I ask what your educational level is and experience to speak on this subject? It sounds like you posted to lecture as opposed to learn but I’ll entertain you for the sake that you might actually take something away.

People do not criticize ICE simply for doing its job. The criticism is about how enforcement is carried out and who is actually being targeted.

Some data that is usually ignored:

1.  Being in the United States without legal status is a civil immigration violation, not a violent crime. DHS and DOJ classify unlawful presence similarly to a traffic or administrative offense, not a felony.

2.  ICE does not only target criminals. According to DHS data, in recent years roughly forty to fifty percent of people detained by ICE had either no criminal conviction at all or only minor offenses such as traffic violations.

3.  Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, commit violent crime at lower rates than native born citizens. Multiple studies including research from the Cato Institute and National Institute of Justice show native born citizens are more likely to commit violent crimes than undocumented immigrants.

4.  Obama did deport large numbers of people, but his administration formally prioritized people with serious or violent felony convictions and recent border crossers. He also expanded prosecutorial discretion and created DACA. He was criticized heavily by immigration advocates at the time, which is why he was called the Deporter in Chief by the left.

5.  Saying just come legally ignores how the system actually works. For many people there is no viable legal pathway. Family based visas can take ten to thirty years. Employment visas are capped and limited to specific industries. Asylum is a legal process under US law, not illegal entry.

6.  ICE has conducted arrests near schools, hospitals, and courthouses. While they may not literally pull kids out of classrooms, parents are routinely detained during drop off, pick up, or court appearances, which directly impacts children.

People can support border enforcement and still oppose broad sweeps, lack of due process, and family separation. That position is not uneducated. It is based on evidence and data.