Michelle Wolf Compares ICE to ISIS in New Video, Says 'No Better Representation of American Values'

Comedian Michelle Wolf takes another jab at the Donald Trump administration by creating a parody Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment video that consistently refers to the group as "ICE is" or "ISIS."

"Are you worried about your country? Do you feel like your land is being invaded by foreign intruders who want to change your country? Do you believe your way of life is under attack and are you ready to do something about it?" the opening of the video asks. "Then apply to join ICE now."

"ICE is protecting our values and beliefs. ICE is rooting out the foreign enemy. ICE is terrorizing the invaders," officers in the video say.

The trailer then shows multiple ICE officers who share their story about becoming members of the government agency. One says that he really wanted to become a police officer, but they wouldn't let him join the force with a criminal record. Another ICE officer originally wanted to join animal control but was also turned away.

The Netflix star then makes her entrance into the video as Kirstjen Nielsen, who says that while it may be popular to say that ICE is bad there is really "no better representation of American values right now than ICE is."

Other jabs at the agency include calling ICE an "age old tradition" dating back to its creation in 2003 and that it accepts people from all experience and education levels from "low to very low."

The two-minute clip was released on Friday and Wolf posted it to her Twitter account with the caption: "Wow, ICE is ... really desperate for recruits. #abolishICE."

Wow, ICE is ... really desperate for recruits. #abolishICE pic.twitter.com/wOxn4pQX0E

— The Break with Michelle Wolf (@thebreaknetflix) July 20, 2018

Wolf hosted the White House Correspondents Association dinner earlier this year and did not hold back when it came to criticizing President Donald Trump and members of his administration. She received some criticism after the dinner for her attacks on White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders while she was in attendance.

"Everytime Sarah steps up to the podium I get excited because I'm not really sure what we're gonna get, you know, a press briefing, a bunch of lies," Wolf said during the event. Wolf continued, stating that Sanders "burns facts, and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye."

Wolf isn't the only person to compare ICE to a terrorist organization.

Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, running for governor of New York, has called for ICE to be abolished immediately and has called the group a "terrorist organization" headed by "egomaniacal leader Donald Trump."

ICE is a terrorist organization, and its egomaniacal leader is Donald Trump. Sign our petition to #AbolishICE: https://t.co/sZ3VF6lRhE https://t.co/qsB6XiJUJc

— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) June 22, 2018

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