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The Cruelty Behind the Mask of the Rule of Law: Condemning Unconstitutional Crackdowns by U.S. State Governments and ICE: KO YONG-CHUL Reporter / Updated : 2026-01-21 10:20:23

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A Brutality Hidden Behind the Guise of Rule of Law: Condemning the Unconstitutional Crackdowns by State Governments and ICE

The moral foundation of American society is crumbling. The United States, which once claimed to be a bastion of freedom and human rights, is undergoing a severe inversion of values due to the inhumane immigration crackdowns by state governments and the extra-judicial atrocities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Under the pretext of law enforcement, these inhumane practices have evolved beyond an issue for immigrant minorities into a direct challenge to the spirit of the U.S. Constitution.

The immigration enforcement policies recently enforced by some state governments are reminiscent of a "Dark Age of Human Rights." The constitutional principle of Due Process has long vanished, replaced by routine stop-and-frisks and forced detentions based solely on race and appearance. In particular, the inhumane act of forcibly separating young children from their parents and detaining them is a betrayal of universal human ethics and a clear violation of children's rights. This brutality is state-sponsored violence that destroys the soul of a family.

The behavior of ICE is equally appalling. Their aggressive enforcement, which does not spare even "sensitive locations" such as schools, churches, and hospitals, is destroying communal trust. The freedom from "unreasonable searches and seizures" guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment has become a paper tiger before the absolute power of ICE. Warrantless home searches and threatening detentions are unconstitutional outcomes that cannot be tolerated in a democratic nation.

However, the darker the night, the brighter the light. Faced with this tyranny of state power, the conscience of America has begun to move. The cries of citizens and students pouring into the streets are a manifestation of justice beyond mere anger. The phrase in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" is not a fossilized text; it is breathing fervently on the streets right now. Students are proving the practical values of democracy on the streets instead of in classrooms, and citizens are reaching out in solidarity by volunteering as "Sanctuaries" for immigrants. Their resistance is not merely opposition to immigration policy; it is the most noble right and duty of the sovereign when power undermines human dignity.

State and federal authorities must face the truth. What is stronger than swords is the voice of the people yearning for justice, and injustice committed in the name of the law can never escape the judgment of history. Stop the politics of discrimination and exclusion, and return to the original values of the Constitution. Unless a politics of coexistence that treats humans as an end, not a means, is restored, the cries in the streets will not stop, and America’s moral standing will continue to plummet.

The crossroads at which America stands today is clear: will it follow the path of barbarism that legislates hatred, or return to the path of the great founding spirit that embraces diversity and human rights? History will record this desperate resistance, and we have no doubt that in the end, justice will prevail.