Embattled Abigail Spanberger Now Just Making Stuff Up, Including About The 'Original Purpose' Of ICE

Posted • October 28, 2025: The Democrat Party has had, for decades, an arm's-length relationship with the truth, at best. And as we're well aware, the Left lies with impunity when backed into a corner, including ridiculously making stuff on the fly when pesky facts get in the way of their various narratives. The latter was the case on Monday when embattled Virginia Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger attempted to redefine the purpose of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) during an interview in which she clearly struggled. Wow. No, seriously — WOW. Abigail Spanberger claims that the main, original purpose of ICE was to facilitate the "importation of goods" as opposed to "keeping terrorists out." —— Where does one begin?

Where does an honest, rational individual with a modicum of knowledge of the four disastrous years of the Biden-Harris administration, importing as many illegal aliens as they could get away with — and the related crimes that have followed — begin to dissect Spanberger's pathetic attempt to suggest that ICE is overstepping the job it was created to do? Let's start with the history of ICE, which was created in 2002, following the September 11 attacks, and is under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security with a stated mission to conduct criminal investigations, enforce immigration laws, preserve national security, and protect public safety. ICE consists of two main law enforcement branches—Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)—along with three supporting divisions: Management and Program Administration, the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

In other words, Spanberger's absurd claim that the agency was principally created to oversee the importation of goods — although she did follow it up with a reference to "people crossing borders" — was laughable. (…)

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