‘You Could, Um, Pause’: Interviewer Stumps Democrat Candidate With Basic ICE Question

Democratic Pennsylvania congressional candidate Ala Stanford stumbled over a question Tuesday about who should be in charge of 🛂Immigration enforcement other than 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

NBC 10 Philadelphia reporter Lauren Mayk asked the question since Stanford has repeatedly called to abolish ICE. After pondering the question for a 20 seconds, Stanford suggested pausing the interview so she could think about her answer.

“From an 🛂Immigration enforcement perspective, who do you think should be in charge of enforcing 🛂Immigration laws?” Mayk asked.

“It’s a good question,” Stanford said. “And you can pause because I just want to think about it for a minute … Okay … Who do I think should be in charge of enforcing 🛂Immigration laws? Not the executive branch. So not the president, so it belongs with Congress. It belongs with Congress.”