Death Panel Teaser - Abolish ICE Means Abolish the Police w/ Mariame Kaba & Andrea Ritchie (03/09/26)
Mar 8, 2026
Mariame Kaba, organizer and founder of Project NIA with 35+ years in abolition and youth work, and Andrea Ritchie, movement lawyer and author focused on policing’s impact on Black women and trans people. They map ICE raids to everyday policing. They unpack how outrage often births reform pitches, examine federalized policing and funding, and discuss community care and defense as abolition strategies.
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ICE Is Part Of The Same Criminalization System
- ICE is an expression of the same criminalization logic as local policing rather than an anomaly.
- Andrea Ritchie argues ICE's raids, detention cruelty, and deportation bureaucracy mirror police violence and carceral practices across institutions.
Reject Reforms That Rehabilitate Policing
- Resist reformist fixes that re-legitimize policing like training, body cameras, or oversight boards.
- Mariame Kaba and Andrea warn these reforms absorb outrage, expand budgets, and restore institutions that produced the harm.
ICE's Power Comes From Massive Funding
- ICE stands out today because of unprecedented federal funding and rapid expansion.
- Mariame Kaba notes ICE's resources magnify surveillance, recruitment, and national reach compared with local forces.
