; Whereas ICE identified or rescued 518 victims of human trafficking; Whereas abolishing ICE would mean that countless illegal aliens who could pose a threat to public safety would be allowed to roam free instead of being removed from American soil. (15) Abolishing ICE would mean more dangerous illegal drugs flowing into our communities, causing more Americans to needlessly suffer. (16) ICE plays a critical role in combatting the drug crisis facing our Nation. (17) ICE seized more than 980,000 pounds of narcotics in fiscal year 2017, including thousands of pounds of the deadly drugs fueling the opioid crisis. (18) ICE seized 2,370 pounds of fentanyl and 6,967 pounds of heroin in fiscal year 2017. (19) ICE logged nearly 90,000 investigative hours directed toward fentanyl in fiscal year 2017. (20) Abolishing ICE would leave these drugs in our communities to cause more devastation. (21) Abolishing ICE would mean eliminating the agency that deports aliens that pose a terrorist threat to the United States. (22) ICE was created in 2003 to better protect national security and public safety after the 9/11 terrorists exploited immigration laws to gain entry into the United States. (23) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks found that many of the 9/11 hijackers committed visa violations. (24) ICE identifies dangerous individuals before they enter our country and locates them as they violate our immigration laws. (25) Abolishing ICE would enable the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who illegally overstay their visa each year to remain in the United States indefinitely. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens; and (2) Congress— (A) supports all United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of ICE; (B) denounces calls for the abolishment of ICE