ATLANTA (AP) — Several prominent Democrats who are mulling a bid for the White House in 2020 sought to bolster their progressive credentials this week by calling for major changes to immigration enforcement, with some pressing for the outright abolition of the federal government's chief immigration enforcement agency. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, has "become a deportation force." "You should get rid of it, start over, reimagine it and build something that actually works," she told CNN late Thursday.Her comments follow similar sentiments expressed by Sen. Kamala Harris of California over the past week.
Some Democrats with eye on 2020: 'Abolish ICE'
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