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Enough is enough. Federal immigration agents descended on Minneapolis in what the Department of Homeland Security described as a massive enforcement surge aimed at rounding up violent criminal aliens, and they reported pulling several hardened offenders off the streets — the kind of dangerous people every hardworking Minnesotan should be thankful to see taken into custody. For months too many Democrat-run cities have chosen politics over public safety, and when federal officers finally move to enforce the law the predictable chorus of outrage and obstruction follows.
Then a tragic shooting — the fatal wounding of Renée Good during an ICE encounter on January 7 — ignited righteous anger and protests, but outrage does not give license to chaos or to protecting criminal noncitizens. The footage and multiple news investigations show a chaotic scene that demands thorough, transparent investigations, not reflexive praise for those who put themselves between law-abiding officers and the mission to remove dangerous people. Americans deserve facts and accountability, and the family of the victim deserves answers as much as the officers deserve due process.
Instead of calming the streets, Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to condemn federal officers and, in doing so, have fueled protesters who literally get in the way of enforcement operations. Their public posture prompted subpoenas and a Justice Department inquiry into whether local leaders went beyond rhetoric and into obstruction — a serious matter when federal agents are trying to keep communities safe. Leaders who grandstand while criminals walk free should be held to account for the predictable consequences of their words.
Congressional conservatives like Rep. Mike Lawler have rightly pushed back against any effort to hamstring ICE or to publicly expose enforcement plans that would allow criminals to evade arrest. Lawler has repeatedly warned — rightly — that doxxing operations and public interference only help the very people who prey on our neighborhoods, and he’s demanded cooperation between local officials and federal law enforcement to remove violent offenders from our streets. If you stand for law and order, you should be demanding the same: law enforcement empowered, not vilified.
Make no mistake: the rhetoric from Walz and Frey has consequences. Conservative voices, former homeland officials, and rank-and-file citizens have all pointed out that egging on protesters and painting federal officers as the enemy turns a difficult but lawful enforcement mission into a tinderbox of violence and disorder. If mayors and governors want to play politics, they should not be surprised when their cities become less safe — and when the federal government is forced to act more aggressively to restore order.
Patriots know which side to take: stand with law enforcement, not with anarchists or open-border politicians who put ideology ahead of neighbors’ safety. It’s time for Congress, state leaders, and county sheriffs to stop the performative virtue signaling and to do the hard work of cooperation that actually protects Americans. Our communities and our children deserve leaders who secure the border, back the boots on the ground, and remove dangerous criminals — not officials who invite trouble for political headlines.
