On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, the Trump Administration issued a statement outlining how Democratic officials and activists have repeatedly used extreme and inflammatory rhetoric against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement more broadly. These attacks represent a sustained campaign by Democratic leaders to delegitimize and demonize federal officers. The administration emphasizes that this rhetoric is reckless and dangerous, and that it contributes to hostility and violence against law enforcement.
The piece lists 57 examples involving governors, senators, members of Congress, mayors, and local officials who compared ICE to Nazis, the Gestapo, secret police, fascists, or terrorists, accused the agency of terrorizing communities, or called for ICE to be abolished or driven out of their jurisdictions. Several officials are quoted encouraging resistance, “pushing back,” or “fighting” ICE, while others are cited for excusing or downplaying violence directed at federal officers.
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