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A viral video out of a New York City immigration courtroom showed a plainclothes ICE officer forcefully shoving a woman who was pleading as agents detained her husband, sparking outrage and immediate administrative action. The footage left New Yorkers and citizens nationwide asking whether a system that protects our borders can also police its own, and ICE announced the officer was relieved of duty while the incident is reviewed.
Department of Homeland Security officials called the officer’s conduct unacceptable and an internal investigation is underway, while local leaders pressed for criminal accountability—reasonable demands in the face of disturbing video evidence. Conservatives who stand for law and order shouldn’t blink at misconduct by federal officers; the rule of law means holding bad actors inside the system accountable as well as punishing real criminals outside it.
At the same time, Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox’s The Big Weekend Show that the administration will have “zero tolerance” for violence against ICE officers and protesters who cross the line into assault or doxxing, warning that those who attack or threaten officers will be prosecuted. Homan’s message is blunt because the stakes are real: his office and the men and women in the field are under sustained, often violent pressure while they try to enforce the law.
No patriotic American wants to see law enforcement abuse power, but neither should we tolerate the campaign of intimidation that has put agents’ families at risk and led to a sharp uptick in assaults on officers performing lawful duties. Homan and others have documented dramatic increases in attacks and doxxing against immigration officers, and the administration is right to promise prosecution of those who escalate protests into violence.
The conservative case is simple and principled: demand accountability for wrongdoing by agents, and at the same time defend the right and duty of federal officers to enforce immigration and criminal laws without being hunted in the streets. If the left wants to kneecap enforcement because they disagree with policy, they should legislate their preferences—don’t cheer assaults and then gaslight the public about “humanitarian” motives when chaos follows.
Americans who love their country should stand for both principle and security: support vigorous, accountable enforcement; back leaders like Tom Homan when they protect agents and the rule of law; and insist Congress pass clear laws that shield officials doing their jobs while punishing those who commit or incite violence. That balance is what keeps our communities safe and our borders sovereign, and patriots must demand nothing less.
