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The scenes out of Minneapolis are disturbing but not surprising: anti-ICE agitators surrounding federal vehicles, hurling threats, and trying to intimidate officers doing their duty in hostile demonstrations that quickly escalated into chaos. Hardworking Americans who respect the rule of law are watching as mobs test the patience of federal agents sent to enforce immigration laws.
This chaos turned tragic when federal authorities say a woman, later identified as Renee Good, was shot after allegedly attempting to use her vehicle against officers during an operation. Whatever the full facts conclude, no one should cheer attacks on law enforcement or pretend that agents deserve to be ambushed while performing dangerous, necessary work to protect our communities.
Instead of backing law enforcement, Minnesota’s political leaders have chosen performative outrage: Attorney General Keith Ellison and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul filed a federal lawsuit on January 12, 2026, seeking to halt what they call the federal “surge” of DHS agents. It’s predictable—blue cities reflexively sue rather than address the lawlessness that arises under their watch, turning crises into courtroom theater while real problems fester.
The legal tit-for-tat has spread beyond Minnesota, with Illinois and Chicago joining the parade of lawsuits against DHS, accusing federal officers of unlawful tactics and painting federal action as an occupation. Blue jurisdictions attacking federal efforts to enforce immigration law is less about constitutional principle and more about political signaling to an activist base that applauds open borders and erodes public safety.
Federal officials have made clear they are seeing coordinated, violent tactics against agents, including multiple vehicle attacks and a staggering increase in death threats—real dangers that demand a firm federal response, not capitulation. Conservatives who cherish border security and order should be blunt: when federal officers face attempts on their lives, the priority must be protecting those officers and the public, not rewarding protesters with policy concessions.
Make no mistake: the deployment—reported as involving thousands of DHS personnel—is an appropriate response to a crisis of lawlessness tied to immigration enforcement gaps, and it is the federal government’s duty to act where local leaders will not. If blue cities prefer to shield criminal behavior and weaponize the courts against federal law enforcement, then citizens must demand better from the officials who left neighborhoods vulnerable.
Americans who love this country must stand squarely with law and order: back federal agents doing dangerous work, hold violent agitators accountable, and reject the corrosive politics that pit cities against the nation. Patriots will remember that security and sovereignty matter more than partisan theater, and the only sane path forward is to restore respect for the rule of law and common sense enforcement of our borders.
