THE NEW TRUMP | VANCE GESTAPO

A Parallel Force: The Emergence of a De Facto State Police

Taken together, these developments increasingly resemble something far more dangerous than aggressive immigration enforcement. What is taking shape looks alarmingly like a parallel federal police force, personally aligned with the president and increasingly untethered from constitutional norms.

Key Notes

• Despite massive funding, expanded deportations, and militarized ICE operations, crime has not decreased — proving immigration was never the driver of public safety concerns.

• The Trump administration is rapidly expanding ICE into a parallel federal force with reduced training, aggressive recruitment, and minimal accountability.

• “Door-to-door” enforcement signals a shift from immigration policy to internal political enforcement.

• Democratic-led states and cities appear to be disproportionately targeted, raising concerns about selective federal intimidation.

• The killing of a U.S. citizen by an ICE agent — followed by official defense of the shooter — marks a dangerous erosion of constitutional limits.

• Calls to strip citizenship and demand proof of belonging point toward conditional citizenship, not equal protection.

• The structural similarities to historical state police forces are why experts are raising alarms — not rhetoric, but pattern recognition.

• This trajectory suggests the emergence of a personalized internal security apparatus, usable not only against immigrants but against critics, journalists, and political opposition.