On Friday’s American Agenda, Bob Brooks rightly ripped into Democrats who have spent the last year cozying up to open‑borders activists and weaponizing sympathy for illegal immigrants while undermining the men and women who keep our communities safe. Newsmax viewers saw what every decent American already knows: when our border is gutted and law enforcement is hamstrung, ordinary citizens pay the price.
Democrats in Washington are even pushing bills that would force ICE agents to parade to raids with their names on display and without face coverings — a political stunt dressed up as “transparency” that ignores the reality of violent mobs and targeted doxxing. Sens. Alex Padilla and Cory Booker and other Democrats have embraced these proposals, signaling they’d rather make federal officers easy targets than secure the border.
We’ve watched the theater unfold on the ground: Democrat elected officials storming the gates of an ICE detention center in Newark and celebrating resistance to lawful federal operations while accusing agents of wrongdoing. That stunt — applauded by national Democrats and progressive activists — isn’t oversight, it’s political grandstanding that endangers officers and the public.
Local leftwing politicians aren’t content with symbolism; they’re writing laws to hobble federal enforcement inside their jurisdictions, from state bills to city resolutions aimed at unmasking agents and constraining federal tactics. These moves don’t make communities safer — they hand a roadmap to criminals, embolden cartels, and reward lawbreaking with sanctuary.
Federal officials have warned that states cannot dictate how federal officers protect themselves, and rightly so — the Supremacy Clause exists for a reason when leftist legislatures try to neuter national enforcement. When Democrats cheer on doxxing and stunt visits while demanding agents walk into the crosshairs, they are choosing politics over public safety.
Conservative Americans should be furious but focused: defend the rule of law, back the brave men and women of ICE and local law enforcement, and reject politicians who prioritize political theater over border security. If Democrats truly cared about people, they’d stop enabling lawlessness and start supporting policies that protect American families instead of protecting illegal border crossings.
