“I believe, given recent events, that ICE needs major reforms. They should follow and work with State and local Law Enforcement and National Guard troops when necessary and called on by State Governors. Prohibit masks, wear badges with ID numbers and body cameras. Training needs to be extended with an emphasis on deescalations and non-violence.”
— Marlene Goland, Greensboro
“ICE needs to be abolished and reconstructed with qualified trained officers. That also goes for the President and all who support him. The general public needs to be educated on the difference in criminal and civil offenses. No masks, no pickups without a legal warrant. No more break-ins or busting car windows. America is better than this.”
— Al Cooper, Warrenton
“With the deaths of 32 people during 2025 and another 9 people during January 2026 that we know of, there are certainly changes that need to be made, and accountability measures need to be in place to regulate Immigration Enforcement officers’ behavior. The officers also need to practice more discernment in their efforts to catch the dangerous criminals, as many that they have detained have no criminal convictions (73.6% as of November 2025).”
— Heather, Reidsville
“The protestors (rioters) have gone too far, not ICE. ICE has removed tens of thousands of criminals including murderers, rapists, child molesters, human traffickers etc. from communities. And these law enforcement officers could remove their face masks if the leftwing loons would stop doxxing them and hunting down them and their families. Stop supporting the law breakers and support the law enforcers … that is, if you want a civilized society.”
— Mark Brooks, Shelby
“Let go, fire, & stop any and all of the current ICE employees, which are obviously untrained. Any prospective “future” immigration control enforcers should qualify properly, with due process implementations etc. This ought to be a bipartisan vote toward any future ICE organization.”
— Dan Varner, Asheboro
“The Biden administration went too far in allowing our country to be over run with millions of people who are here for no good reason. We are playing games when we try to blame anyone but those who are trying to make this a George (Soros) communist country. The last time I was in Rome the police carried machine guns at night. We treat criminals like it’s kindergarten.”
— Margaret Munck
“Yes, I firmly believe that ICE has gone too far, and that substantial reform is necessary. I speak as a lawyer, one who spent three years early in my career as an assistant county prosecutor, during which I worked with many different law enforcement entities, including municipal police departments, county sheriffs’ offices, and the state highway patrol.
From all appearances and available information, ICE/CBP agents do not receive the same level of training, nor the same instruction regarding the laws of law enforcement conduct. They are nearly all masked. They do not appear to wear distinctive uniforms, nor do they appear to operate in distinctively marked vehicles. Body cameras and dash cameras are not presently being utilized. Too many agents behave toward the general public in ways that would get officers in most municipal police departments disciplined, if not terminated. They have had little or no supervision by those above them in the chain of command, with the result that they are allowed to conduct themselves without any apparent accountability or restraint. Clearly, the tide of public opinion is turning against this rogue manner of operations. It has become a stain on the law-enforcement community.”
— Richard Benson, Brevard
“At the very least unmask, get judicial warrants, and no deporting of citizens.”
— Phyllis Tarrant, Mint Hill
