Abolishing ICE was part of AOC's original 2018 campaign platform. Now she did not mean ban all deportations but this organization was out of control 7 years ago and has just gotten worse.
https://x.com/AOC/status/1031926879752802304So like many things in the US, the right move was already proposed but it takes trying every other incorrect dumb idea before they will finally get to trying her idea.