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The ICE Raids: A Stark Reflection of the Trump Administration’s Cruelty and Cowardice

The Trump administration sold its immigration policy to the public with a carefully crafted, yet misleading, promise: to rid the country of “dangerous criminals.”

Libby Winkler
4 min readJan 28, 2025
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The ICE Raids: A Stark Reflection of the Trump Administration’s Cruelty and Cowardice

The Trump administration sold its immigration policy to the public with a carefully crafted, yet misleading, promise: to rid the country of “dangerous criminals.” It was a fear-based narrative meant to justify harsh measures under the guise of protecting communities. But in practice, these policies proved to be far more insidious. The ICE raids orchestrated during Trump’s presidency are not about safety or justice; they are a calculated attack on vulnerable populations, using cruelty as a spectacle to score political points. What they reveal isn’t strength or leadership but the cowardice of a government preying on the powerless for propaganda.

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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