What We Learned About Interior Enforcement from Trump 1.0
This past November, Donald Trump announced that Pam Bondi would join his administration as United States Attorney General, placing her in charge of the Justice Department with the authority to reshape immigration policy to align with his extremist agenda.
This past November, Donald Trump announced that Pam Bondi would join his administration as United States Attorney General, placing her in charge of the Justice Department with the authority to reshape immigration policy to align with his extremist agenda. As Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the head of the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, and one of Trump’s defense attorneys during his first impeachment trial, Bondi has consistently demonstrated unwavering loyalty to Trump and his hardline, anti-immigrant policies.
Throughout her career, Bondi has been a vocal supporter of some of the most controversial and oppressive immigration policies of the last decade. She championed Arizona’s infamous “show me your papers” law, pushing for its adoption in Florida, which would have empowered law enforcement to engage in sweeping racial profiling. Additionally, she participated in lawsuits aimed at dismantling federal immigration relief programs like DACA, targeting protections for millions of undocumented immigrants.
Key Points on Bondi’s Anti-Immigrant Record:
Bondi has embraced anti-immigrant rhetoric, stoking fear and driving false narratives: