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Intimidation, academia, Donald Trump, ICE
In 2025’s first 50 days, ICE prioritizes campus activists over cartels. Photo credit: Ted Rall / WhoWhatWhy

The government locates its true enemies, hiding in the last place you’d expect.

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Trump rode into office vowing to secure the border, yet ICE’s deportation of criminals crawls at a snail’s pace. Fewer deportations have occurred since January 20 than during the same period in his first term. Instead, armed ICE agents are absurdly chasing college students like Mahmoud Khalil, who was kidnapped from Columbia for protesting Israel’s Gaza war, which has killed over 50,000 since 2023. Yunseo Chung, another junior, remains at large. Border security? More like political theater.

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  • Ted Rall is an American columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author. His most recent book is "The Stringer," a graphic novel in which journalism meets "Breaking Bad."

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