Rob Schmitt’s latest segment captured something every patriotic American already knows: when ICE does its job and takes violent criminals off the streets, the left loses its mind. Schmitt and his guests rightly called out the performative outrage from coastal elites who would rather defend open borders than protect their neighbors. The clip lays bare the contrast between those who love this country and those who love chaos.
This wasn’t a handful of minor infractions — DHS and ICE described a nationwide push to remove “the worst of the worst,” including murderers, child sexual predators, drug traffickers, and other violent repeat offenders who shouldn’t be in our communities. These are the real threats that hardworking Americans worry about while the political class makes excuses. Conservatives aren’t cheering cruelty; we’re demanding common-sense enforcement of laws that keep our families safe.
Predictably, many on the left responded with staged protests and virtue-signaling meant to intimidate rather than inform, rushing to weaponize compassion into a shield for criminals. From Washington neighborhoods to Los Angeles, activists filmed and shouted at agents carrying out arrests, even when the individuals detained had violent criminal records. That tidal wave of reaction tells you more about the left’s priorities than any press release ever could.
Meanwhile, DHS officials and conservative leaders made the obvious point: enforcing immigration law protects American citizens. The Department provided lists of dangerous individuals taken into custody, and mainstream conservative outlets highlighted that ICE’s focus is squarely on criminal aliens who threaten public safety. If defending our streets makes you a target of the new morality police, then call us unapologetic defenders of law and order.
There’s also a darker arithmetic the media refuses to acknowledge — attacks on ICE and the demonization of federal agents have real-world consequences. DHS officials have warned that assaults on ICE personnel have surged dramatically as the left amplifies anti-law-enforcement rhetoric, which only makes it harder to recruit and retain the people who put themselves between Americans and violent offenders. If the left wants to sulk about deportations, they should stop endangering the officers who do the hard work of removing dangerous criminals.
Patriots know the stakes: a country without secure borders and without respect for law enforcement is a country that forfeits its future. Conservatives must keep pressing this point in every forum — on air, in legislatures, and at the ballot box — until Washington learns that the safety of hardworking Americans outweighs political posturing. Support the men and women who protect our communities, demand accountability from officials who enable chaos, and never apologize for putting America first.
