{"id":31619,"date":"2026-08-07T23:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31619"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:28:32","slug":"pennsylvania-candidate-chris-rabb-says-he-wants-to-abolish-ice-end-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31619","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania candidate Chris Rabb says he wants to abolish ICE, end deportations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The socialist Democrat poised to represent most of Philadelphia in Congress questioned the premise of &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128261\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/illegal-immigrants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">illegal immigrants<\/a>&#8221; and claimed &#8220;99%&#8221; of police work does not involve pursuing criminals.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Pennsylvania State Rep. Chris Rabb, D-West Oak Lane, made a name for himself in Harrisburg by championing progressive proposals such as abolishing the death penalty and transitioning Pennsylvania to 100% renewable energy by 2050. In 2019, Rabb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palegis.us\/house\/co-sponsorship\/memo?memoID=29776\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">introduced a &#8220;carbon pricing&#8221; bill<\/a> to tax greenhouse-gas emissions above a certain cap, saying the revenue would be reinvested to help low-income consumers and support workers &#8220;displaced&#8221; from a shrunken fossil fuel industry. He also claims the &#8220;Nakba&#8221; (Palestinian displacement during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War) has &#8220;never ended.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Raab&#8217;s platform is comprised of pretty far-left, radical positions,&#8221; said Fox News host Sean Hannity on &#8220;Hannity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128263\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/socialist-victories-show-dems-descent-down-deadly-path-communism-johnson-warns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SOCIALIST VICTORIES SHOW DEMS&#8217; DESCENT DOWN &#8216;DEADLY PATH OF COMMUNISM,&#8217; JOHNSON WARNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Rabb-stumps-for-El-Sayed.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Rabb-stumps-for-El-Sayed.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Rabb-stumps-for-El-Sayed.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Rabb-stumps-for-El-Sayed.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Rabb-stumps-for-El-Sayed.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Chris Rabb in Michigan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Pennsylvania State Rep. Christopher Rabb, D-Northwest Philadelphia, stumps for Michigan&#8217;s Abdulrahman El-Sayed.<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Among them, he advocates for Medicare for All, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128264\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/socialism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">universal basic income<\/a>, federal jobs guarantees \u2014 the government does so well educating your kids \u2014 guaranteed housing, universal childcare, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128265\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/mamdanis-city-grocery-plan-could-leave-taxpayers-paying-every-banana\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government grocery stores<\/a> [and] replacement of [GDP] with a so-called \u2018genuine progress indicator\u2019\u2026,&#8221; Hannity listed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;In other words, what he is saying is he would not just reshape our institutions, he would tear them down, fundamentally transform them in what I believe would be a very dangerous way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rabb pushed back on some of the characterizations, telling Hannity in the case of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128266\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dsa-member-says-she-has-no-problem-supporting-secret-nazis-under-one-condition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DSA\u2019s effort to abolish the Senate<\/a>, &#8220;that\u2019s not what I\u2019m running on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When Hannity asked whether Rabb \u2014 who boasts of running in the &#8220;bluest district in America&#8221; \u2014 truly supports &#8220;amnesty for illegals&#8221; and abolishing national borders, the lawmaker replied: &#8220;What are illegals?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128267\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrat-compares-ice-domestic-terrorists-111-house-dems-demand-texas-detention-center-close\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DEMOCRAT COMPARES ICE TO &#8216;DOMESTIC TERRORISTS&#8217; AS 111 HOUSE DEMS DEMAND TEXAS DETENTION CENTER CLOSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Hannity responded, &#8220;Illegal immigrants: people that didn&#8217;t respect our laws, borders, and sovereignty; entered the country without permission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rabb said he didn\u2019t accept the &#8220;premise&#8221; of the question.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There are folks who have documentation. But these are not criminal acts,&#8221; he said, adding that he &#8220;absolutely&#8221; wants to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128268\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-senator-warns-dem-immigration-policies-threaten-western-civilization-after-scoring-ice-funding-win\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">abolish ICE<\/a> and &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128269\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/immigrant-rights\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">dismantle immigrant concentration camps<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I want to end all deportations. We want to make sure that there&#8217;s an immigration system that is fair, just, and efficient, and we don&#8217;t have that system,&#8221; Rabb added. He went on to cite an <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128270\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/biden-administration-forced-false-choice-americans-immigration\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">immigration reform package<\/a> led by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., that he lamented &#8220;your president&#8221; successfully killed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128271\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/wisconsin-democratic-socialist-candidate-forced-address-past-police-abolition-posts-live-tv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TOP WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE CONFRONTED ON PAST &#8216;DEFUND POLICE&#8217; RHETORIC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Chris-Rabb-at-NY-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Chris-Rabb-at-NY-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Chris-Rabb-at-NY-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Chris-Rabb-at-NY-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Chris-Rabb-at-NY-rally.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rabb in New York\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>PA State Rep. Christopher Rabb, D-West Oak Lane, stumps with New York progressives in New York City.<\/span> <span>(Adam Gray\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">When asked about abolishing police as an institution \u2014 in line with socialist doctrine \u2014 Rabb said the statement was &#8220;interesting&#8221; because there were few or no organized police departments in early America.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Long before there was any notion of policing, we had Founders that did not even understand that term. Policing is something that&#8217;s evolved over time,&#8221; Rabb said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Ultimately, what we want is to have communities that are safe, and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128272\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">99% of what police do<\/a> are not going after the bad guys,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Philadelphia did not organize the PPD as a centralized municipal force until 1854. Before that, local elected constables and civilian watchmen patrolled their neighborhoods for crime. The PPD formed after a series of riots, when what is now Philadelphia was divided between the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County, which are now coterminous.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128273\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/173-house-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-police-amid-rising-attacks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>173 HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST RESOLUTION HONORING POLICE AMID RISING ATTACKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/343\/192\/philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-crime_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/686\/384\/philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-crime_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/672\/378\/philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-crime_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1344\/756\/philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-crime_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1200\/675\/philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-crime_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A photo of downtown Philadelphia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A general view shows the skyline of Philadelphia from the top of the Rocky Steps with the bronze Rocky Statue visible on foreground.<\/span> <span>(Nicol\u00f2 Campo\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128274\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We need to keep our communities safe and there were ways of doing that before the term \u2018police\u2019 ever existed,&#8221; Rabb said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On disarming police, a policy some socialists support, Rabb said he believes in &#8220;arming oneself,&#8221; arguing that, as someone with Southern ancestry, the only way his family could protect themselves was through self-defense.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We couldn\u2019t trust the police because they were largely part of the [Ku Klux] Klan,&#8221; Rabb said. His paternal family roots trace to Columbus, Miss.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rabb <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_128276\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/democrats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">upset the Democratic establishment<\/a> in his May primary, defeating state Sen. Sharif Street, D-North Philadelphia \u2014 the son of popular former Mayor John Street \u2014 who also had the backing of incumbent Mayor Cherelle Parker and former Gov. Edward Rendell.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">No Republicans vied for the nomination, leaving Rabb reportedly facing only independent Dennis Mahoney in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Rabb for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, worked in both the New York and Washington bureaus for Fox News since 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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