But in Tuesday's election, voters spoke clearly, and while the economy remains the determining factor in how they voted, the raids and Mass deportations influenced their vote for Democrats precisely because Trump has gone too far. An SSRS exit poll in Virginia found that 77% of Latino voters believe Trump's immigration actions have gone too far. The same is true for 53% of the general Virginia electorate. New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as its mayor, who had a message for Trump: “New York will remain a city of immigrants, and as of tonight, it is governed by an immigrant.” The violence of immigration policy has taken its toll on the country. Images and videos of agent interventions with immigrants and U.S. citizens clearly show that as operations intensify, so does the level of violence. It's as if the agents are auditioning for a Trump reality show, and whoever displays the most cruelty and aggression wins the favor of the president and his anti-immigrant entourage. Or even a bonus or a promotion.

In July, ProPublica reported on the increase in instances where ICE and Border Patrol agents smash car windows during traffic stops to meet immigrant arrest quotas, which also result in the detention of U.S. citizens.

As of July, ProPublica had identified 50 cases of agents violently breaking car windows in the first six months of the Trump administration, compared to just eight cases in the previous decade.

“Agents who break windows are not disciplined, but rather promoted,” ProPublica wrote. One Maryland official involved in one of these incidents, Matthew Elliston,“He now holds a high-ranking position in headquarters and oversees field operations on the East Coast.”

The other, Gregory Bovino, who also employed the tactic of smashing car windows, went from being a Border Patrol sector chief in El Centro, California, to directing raids in Los Angeles and now in Chicago. There, he was filmed firing tear gas at protesters without apparent justification.

According to John Sandweg, former acting chief of the Border Patrol during Barack Obama’s second term, “all of this is unprecedented.”

What has been happening for years at the border—excesses and abuses by the Border Patrol—is now being seen in real time in cities across the country, and the entire nation is witnessing it.

The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) states that the Border Patrol “systematically violates the rights of border communities.”

“Countless cases of abuse and deadly encounters with CBP have been documented. Thousands of federal agents patrol the border with impunity, stopping and searching border communities using extraordinary and unprecedented powers. Under these powers, agents interrogate people, enter and search their vehicles and other means of transportation, and enter private property (but not homes) without a warrant.” The coalition documented at least 351 deaths “as a result of an encounter with Customs and Border Protection agents since 2010.” “The culture of abuse and reckless use of force by CBP has resulted in the deaths of many U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, both at U.S. ports of entry and along the southern border. Most victims die in fatal shootings, while a significant number have died as a result of reckless car chases, untreated medical problems and possible negligence, or other forms of violence.” As part of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant crusade, there are already numerous reports of deplorable conditions in detention centers and deaths due to negligence and lack of access to medical care and medications to manage chronic conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes. This is another form of violence. But what we are witnessing in Chicago and Los Angeles, where even citizens are victims of violence and use of force by federal agents, is the nationalization of abuse of power as part of the militarization of cities and states led by Democrats. And it seems the worst is yet to come.