ICE arrests surge as Central Washington candidates split over enforcement - The Reflector

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : " Duresky said he recently met with the nonprofit Yakima Immigrant Response Network and was briefed on ICE activity in the Yakima area.
51% : U.S. Border Patrol's Blaine Sector said agents directly arrested two people and assisted partner agencies in apprehending 23 others from seven countries.
48% : He also questioned the broader purpose of the current enforcement strategy and said ICE's mission should be changed.
47% : " McKinney, in a statement provided to The Center Square, defended ICE officers and argued immigration laws can be enforced while Congress addresses agricultural workforce needs.
43% : The two people directly arrested by Border Patrol were Mexican nationals with prior criminal records, according to the agency.
41% : Duresky said he has heard reports of ICE agents walking through parking lots and taking pictures while looking for undocumented immigrants.
38% : "Any credible allegation of misconduct should be investigated, but smearing ICE agents for doing the difficult job Congress authorized them to do is reckless," McKinney said.
33% : McKinney also said allegations of misconduct involving ICE officers should be investigated.
32% : "John Duresky has accused ICE of operating 'outside the law' and called for major structural reform of the agency.

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