Obama-era ICE director says Trump admin like a ‘police state’ by asking people to prove legal citizenship

Former Obama ICE Director Sarah Saldaña condemned President Donald Trump’s ICE enforcement on Friday, arguing it is comparable to a police state. 

Amid Trump’s effort to accomplish his flagship campaign promise of mass deportations, many commentators have mentioned his predecessor, Barack Obama, who was nicknamed the "Deporter-in-chief" during his presidency. 

While some argue that Obama’s deportations faced less pushback from local leaders during a comparatively more moderate time in American politics...