ICE Says It Will Stop 'Ideas' From Crossing The Border Illegally

In a since-deleted social media post, the immigration enforcement agency declared itself the border thought police in a country that is supposed to believe in freedom of speech and thought.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement declared that its agents were diligently at work enforcing “400+ federal laws” to prevent the following from crossing “the border illegally”: people, money, products and ideas, in a post to social media site X that was deleted hours later on Thursday.

“Ideas?” you ask.

It appears that the country’s primary immigration enforcement agency has, at least briefly, declared itself the border thought police. In a country that is supposed to believe in the freedom of speech and thought, this raises a host of questions.

What ideas does ICE believe are illegal? How can ideas even cross the border illegally? And how does ICE screen for these illegal ideas to stop them from coming in?

ICE did not immediately respond to a request to answer these questions or why the post was deleted, but based on the Trump administration’s early actions, including stripping visas and green cards from students, denying entry to foreign visitors and arresting and deporting people for their opinions, it is clear what ideas it may deem “illegal.”