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Minneapolis has exploded into chaos after yet another violent confrontation with federal immigration agents, this time an ambush where an ICE officer was attacked and fired in self-defense, striking one of the assailants in the leg. The Department of Homeland Security says the suspects are foreign nationals who stormed the scene with a snow shovel and a broom handle, a brutal reminder that open-border policies import danger into our neighborhoods. Law-abiding citizens who want safety are being drowned out by media narratives and woke politicians who excuse lawlessness instead of defending order.
President Trump is right to weigh every option, including the Insurrection Act, when state and local leaders refuse to stop mobs from attacking federal officers and destroying public safety; when local officials cheer or soft-pedal violence, the federal government must act to restore order. This is not muscle-flexing for its own sake — it is a constitutional duty to protect federal agents and Americans from orchestrated assaults that stem directly from permissive sanctuary politics. Those who claim invoking the law would be unprecedented forget that governments act when the social fabric unravels and officials abdicate responsibility.
We cannot ignore what set this off: the tragic killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent during chaotic enforcement operations earlier this month, a story that became the spark for permissive rhetoric and street mobs. Facts of that event remain contested and messy, and while every life matters, the administration’s critics weaponized the incident to demonize every ICE officer doing a thankless job to stop criminal immigration. The predictable result of that demonization has been a dramatic uptick in attacks on agents and operatives on the ground.
Tom Homan, the administration’s border czar, has been issuing warnings for months that violent reprisals would follow irresponsible anti-ICE rhetoric, and now his predictions are chillingly coming true. Homan has pleaded for cooler heads and demanded that elected Democrats stop comparing law enforcement to terrorists and Nazis, language that only incites the fringe and emboldens violent actors. Responsible leaders must tone down incendiary statements and start defending the rule of law rather than feeding headlines and political posturing.
Veteran officials like Jonathan Fahey are calling out the ambushes and explaining what it takes to protect Americans and federal personnel, underscoring that this is a law-and-order fight, not a partisan stunt. Fahey’s analysis shows the operational reality: when mobs try to obstruct law enforcement, officers face split-second life-or-death decisions and deserve the backing of the presidency and the DOJ, not condemnation from those who profit politically from chaos. Conservatives should not apologize for defending the men and women who risk their lives to enforce the law and keep our communities safe.
Patriots must demand that local leaders stop enabling violence, that the DOJ and Trump’s team pursue prosecutions for those who assault federal officers, and that Congress close the loopholes that allow dangerous foreign nationals to slip into our towns. We will not cower while activists and radical politicians cheer assaults on federal agents; standing up for security and common-sense immigration enforcement is the only way to protect American families. If elected officials will not choose safety, the federal government must be prepared to act decisively to restore order and uphold the Constitution.
