This is selection what the article in the OP says: "cruelly and wantonly breaking up families", "opaque and racist deportation force", "you should look over your shoulder and you should be worried", 'targeting of politcal opponents", "targeting of aliens who talk to the media about ICE." It also goes towards your point about discussing "why people do not like ICE".
I posted about immigration details and codification which you called "lazy and boring". Wouldn't increased codification redress or eliminate the things listed in the article? If you codify who and who isn't subject to removal you could eliminate the "wanton" removals, "opaque" removals, and "politcial" removals. If the system was clearly codified then it would eliminate "looking over your shoulder" because it would be clear if you were subject to removal or not. In fact, if you wish for "a more compassionate approach" what way would you define that other than through codification and policy proposals?
I would say it is lazy to think that discussing the abolishment of an agency of over 20,000 employees should not include any public policy talk.