Congressman Paul Tonko wants ICE abolished. In his office Thursday, Tonko went a step further, calling for the total abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that has operated since 2003. Tonko compared Pretti’s death to the Civil Rights era treatment of protesters. The professor says the recent violence committed by ICE agents seems “quite similar” to the violence that was inflicted on people involved in the Civil Rights movement. On Wednesday, state lawmakers announced they were signing onto a national statement decrying the actions of federal immigration enforcement entities like ICE and U.S. Border Patrol.