But deporting families and nonviolent people who have been here, tolerated for decades and contributing to society, is not "Protecting America".
However what ICE gets to decide is what cases to prioritize, they don't get to decide who to exonerate but their limited resources means that they prioritize those who are bigger dangers. Still if they had infinite resources they would take everyone.
Then why is the administration revoking immigration status, and we have evidence that a significant portion of those detained have zero criminal background? Worse, why are you acting as an apologist for fascist and xenophobic policies?
And civil rights are merely a speed bump on the way to the detention center.