Over 30 Democrats Who Have Called to Defund ICE

Yesterday, Democrat Senator Patty Murray brazenly lied saying “I’ve not heard one Democrat say defund ICE,” as Democrats are actively holding funding hostage from ICE during their DHS shutdown.

Here are over 30 Democrats that have called to defund or abolish ICE:

• Senator Ed Markey: "I don't think ICE is any longer capable of existing."

• Governor JB Pritzker calls to abolish ICE.

• Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan calls to abolish ICE.

• Rep. Jim McGovern: “I believe that we should abolish ICE.”

• Rep. Ilhan Omar: “Abolish ICE.”

• Rep. Pramila Jayapal: “We have to dismantle DHS and ICE and CBP."

• Rep. Summer Lee: “The call now is to abolish this agency.”

• Rep. Glenn Ivey: “We either need to just abolish [ICE] or overhaul it.”

• Rep. Jimmy Gomez: “I’m in favor of abolishing Trump’s ICE.”

• Rep. Maxine Dexter: “We can absolutely dismantle and abolish ICE."

• Rep. Robert Garcia: “ICE, particularly as an agency, cannot continue to exist.”

• Rep. Seth Moulton: "It’s clear to me that ICE needs to be abolished.”

• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: “If that means abolishing ICE, then that’s damn well what we need to do.”

• Rep. Dan Goldman: "We have to tear it down, abolish it.”

• Rep. Ayanna Pressley: “This agency must be abolished.”

• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: "I want to abolish the funding and Trump's ICE.”

• Rep. Mike Levin: "I will not support funding that enables ICE to operate... that is why I voted no."

• Rep. Shri Thanedar: “There is no way to reform it…we must abolish ICE.”

• Rep. Adam Smith: "In the current situation I do not support funding ICE...”

• Rep. Delia Ramirez: "ICE is a terrorist organization. It needs to be defunded. It needs to be abolished."

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fundraised off of abolishing ICE: ICE "should not exist."

• Rep. Adriano Espaillat: “Let’s get rid of ICE."

• Rep. Ro Khanna says Democrats must abolish ICE.

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “I believe ICE should be abolished.”

• Mayor Brandon Johnson: “Abolish ICE”

• Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed: “There is no reforming…there is only abolishing ICE.”

• Illinois Senate candidate Juliana Stratton: “I’m making a call to abolish ICE.”

• Texas Senate candidate James Talarico: "It is time to tear down this secret police force.”

• New York Congressional candidate Effie Phillips-Staley: "Abolish ICE!"

• New Jersey Congressional candidate Adam Hamawy calls to abolish ICE and dismantle DHS.

• California Gubernatorial candidate Tony Thurmond: “I will work with Congress until we abolish ICE.”

This is today's Democrat Party: Ten toes down defending criminals while calling to defund law enforcement officers who keep our communities safe.