Dem Congressman to Immigration Officials: 'You Will Not Be Safe'

A Democratic member of the House fired off a warning shot to federal immigration officials whose job requires them to conduct deportations: "you will not be safe."

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., tweeted this Thursday in response to an MSNBC anchor's tweet that accused U.S. immigration authorities of clamping down on American citizens:

"If you are a US government official and you are deporting Americans be warned. When the worm turns you will not be safe because you were just following orders. You do not have to take part in illegal acts ordered by this President's administration."

Democrats have been calling for the abolishment of ICE, which enforces immigration law and deports non-citizens. This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo even went as far as to call ICE agents "a bunch of thugs" during a gubernatorial debate.

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