Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are \u201cdoing the Lord\u2019s work\u201d as the agency faces criticism over its tactics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the ICE agents are doing the Lord’s work. They’re doing what the president promised the American people he was going to do when he ran for the job and was elected in a big way,\u201d Jordan told CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I think they’re doing their duty. What’s interesting is the pushback they’re getting in these sanctuary jurisdictions and these ICE-free zones, where many times they’re coming to \u2014 they’ve sent a detainer to the facility, and they will release the person to the streets, the bad guy to the streets, and won’t work with ICE at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the first several months of his second term, President Trump\u2019s administration has heavily cracked down on immigration, using tactics and methods that have drawn a lot of criticism from Democrats.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin supported an ICE officer who shot a pastor with a pepper ball in the wake of a video of the incident going viral.<\/p>\n