‘SNL’ Takes Aim at ICE During ‘Weekend Update’ After I.C.U. Nurse Is Killed in Minnesota

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• Vance criticized protesters confronting ICE Officers, saying they should instead write an op-ed or argue about it on social media.
• You know, just like these young scholars did on January 6th,” Michael Che said during the January 24 episode, motioning to a photo of the attack at the Capitol in 2021.
• Related Stories 'Matlock,' 'NCIS' 'Tracker,' 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage,' Among 10 Shows Renewed at CBS CBS Chief Research and Analytics Officer Radha Subramanyam Dies at 55 He continued, “I get that ICE agents are people, allegedly, and they have a job to do.
• But at some point while you’re pepper-spraying old ladies or shooting at a nurse, do you ever stop to ask yourself, ‘Are we dicks?'” Popular on Variety The cold open on “SNL” was directed at Donald Trump with a spoof on awards shows, featuring Michael Myers returning as Elon Musk, who joked, “After what all my little freaks and psychos in ICE have been doing, I need more distractions.” Earlier in the day on Saturday, Natalie Portman spoke out against ICE at Variety‘s Sundance Studio, wearing “ICE Out” and “Be Good” pins, the latter referencing Renée Good, a woman who was killed by ICE earlier this month.