Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told Fox viewers what every sensible American already knows: when federal agents finally move against violent criminals hiding behind sanctuary policies, law-and-order wins and the excuses from blue-city leaders fall flat. Dannels praised the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz as the kind of decisive action citizens have been begging for while ridiculing officials who clamor to “defend” people who’ve broken our laws.
Operation Midway Blitz is not a political stunt — it was announced by DHS as a targeted effort to remove criminal illegal aliens from Illinois, and federal teams have reported significant arrests as the operation unfolded. The Biden-era chaos that allowed criminals to slip through the cracks is being confronted head-on, and ICE figures show hundreds detained in the initial sweeps, vindicating calls for federal intervention.
Yet predictably, the usual suspects in sanctuary city governments leapt to virtue-signal rather than protect their citizens, defending anyone with a pulse while ignoring victims and public safety. Sheriff Dannels rightly called out that moral inversion — elected Democrats praising lawlessness while frontline sheriffs pick up the pieces — and asked the obvious question every parent and small-business owner wants answered: whose side are you on?
When the federal government escalates enforcement because local leaders refuse to prioritize safety, conservatives should cheer, not apologize. The Trump administration even sought National Guard support to back up these operations, a sober reminder that protecting Americans sometimes requires muscle when blue-city mayors soft-pedal the rule of law.
Secretary Noem and DHS made it clear this administration will not be bullied by progressive sanctimony — officials were on the ground supporting arrests of people with violent pasts and final removal orders. That kind of partnership between federal enforcement and local lawmen like Sheriff Dannels is exactly what restores order, deters cartels, and keeps neighborhoods safe.
Patriots should demand accountability: vote out leaders who shelter criminals, hold prosecutors who refuse to enforce the law to account, and back sheriffs who actually protect their communities. Americans deserve streets where kids walk safely and businesses can thrive; anyone who defends policies that undermine that simple promise should be called out and replaced.
