Ah, can you hear that? That rhythmic, panicky thumping sound? That’s the sound of Democratic leadership 'scrambling.' It’s a classic Washington dance, usually performed right after realizing they’ve spent the last four years leaving the power tools plugged in and the workshop door wide open for the guy they spent the last four years calling a fascist.

Suddenly, Immigration and Customs Enforcement—an agency that has been humming along with chilling efficiency through multiple administrations—is back to being a 'rogue deportation force.' It’s a miraculous transformation. For the last few years, ICE was just another line item in the budget, a bureaucratic necessity that the current administration used to deport record numbers of people without much of a peep from the 'Resistance' brunch crowd. But now that the lease on the White House is changing hands, the performative outrage has been dusted off, the 'Save Our Democracy' templates are being loaded into the email servers, and the scramble is officially on.

The article talks about 'restraining' the force. Let’s be real: this isn’t about policy; it’s about optics. If they actually wanted to rein in ICE, they had two years of a trifecta and another two years of holding the executive leash to do it. They didn't. Why? Because a functional, frightening deportation machine is a great fundraising tool when the 'Other Guy' is at the helm. It’s much easier to write a sternly worded letter and post a viral clip of a committee hearing than it is to actually dismantle the administrative state you’ve been quietly funding.

Now, we’re treated to the spectacle of lawmakers suddenly discovering legislative 'guardrails' they forgot to install. They’re looking for 'leverage' and 'mechanisms' like a guy trying to find a fire extinguisher while the curtains are already melting. It’s a masterclass in calculated incompetence. They’ll hold some press conferences, express 'deep concern' for the cameras, and then go home and check their donor portals. The reality is that the machine is built to move, and the people pretending to try and stop it are the ones who kept the tank full. Buckle up; the theater is just getting started, and the tickets are remarkably expensive.