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What would defunding ICE look like? Remember 9/11

Gov. Maura Healey highlights 9/11 lessons in debate over defunding ICE amid progressive calls to dismantle the agency in the United States.

  • Maura Healey, the governor of Massachusetts, supports eliminating U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
  • Framing her politics as progressive, Healey supports eliminating ICE, aligning with the party's left wing demands.
  • Notably, a sitting state governor backing abolition departs from usual reform calls, highlighting a sharper, abolitionist approach toward a major federal law-enforcement agency .
  • Her endorsement could shift public debate and political alignments, highlighting clashes with opponents of abolition, as her stance may influence broader policy discussions.
  • As opinion pages and policy discussions weigh in, a governor's call for abolition could prompt broader debates on ICE's future amid the national debate over ICE and state-federal relations.
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What would defunding ICE look like? Remember 9/11

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wouldn’t be a progressive Democrat if she didn’t want to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

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The Billings Gazette broke the news in Billings, United States on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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