In this Atlantic article about the discontent among ICE employees, it’s interesting to note that many of the employees interviewed think it’s stupid to continue “arresting gardeners.” While I’m no fan of ICE as currently constituted (to say the least), it’s pleasantly surprising to see that some employees want to focus on the ‘dangerous’ criminals, not the guy who wants to seal coat your driveway.

To the extent the protests and other forms of opposition are shifting the institutional psychology to ‘we should only be going after truly dangerous people’, that’s probably a good thing (though not enough). They’ll never be abolish ICE types, but some recognition of their unpopularity might inhibit the worst abuses.

In the meantime, according Agricultural Secretary Rollins, there are plenty of exciting jobs in agriculture…