Houston-area ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers recently conducted a nighttime take-down that resulted in the arrest of two unlawfully present individuals who, according to the video report, were reportedly intoxicated and resisted officers when detained. The short video clip circulating from the operation shows federal agents doing the tough work most politicians in Washington refuse to do.
This kind of targeted night operation is exactly what communities need to reclaim public safety; ICE’s Houston field office has run focused initiatives aimed at apprehending noncitizens with dangerous driving histories and other egregious offenses. Operation Secure Streets and similar efforts have specifically sought out unlawfully present persons with DWI convictions and repeat offenders who put Texans at risk.
Patriots should applaud officers who step into harm’s way while the open-borders crowd looks the other way. When people drink, drive, and then resist arrest, it is the rule of law that protects hardworking Americans — not soft-on-crime policies or sanctuary politics that let repeat offenders roam free. The hard truth is these operations are necessary because bad actors exploit lax enforcement to prey on our neighborhoods.
Make no mistake: Houston has seen sustained federal enforcement because the problem is real. ICE has announced large multiagency sweeps in the region that have removed hundreds of criminal aliens and other egregious immigration offenders, showing what happens when federal law enforcement is empowered and supported. Those wins for safety don’t happen by accident; they happen when officers are given clear direction and resources to do their jobs.
Those who resist arrest while intoxicated should face the full weight of the law and be rapidly removed if they are unlawfully present. Americans deserve streets where they can drive their kids to school without worrying about repeat DWI offenders, and law enforcement deserves backing — not political grandstanding — from elected leaders. We need deportation and deterrence, not more excuses.
Congress must stop posturing and act to bolster removal capabilities, reinstate common-sense detainer enforcement, and close the loopholes that allow reentry and repeat offenses. If Washington truly cared about public safety, funding and policies would follow the field guidance that has enabled ICE to carry out operations in Houston that protect citizens and restore order. The choice is simple: support the men and women who enforce our laws or accept the consequences of lawlessness.
Note on reporting: public footage of this specific nighttime arrest is available in short news clips linked to conservative outlets and reposted on alternative platforms, but a discrete ICE press release detailing this exact two-person stop was not found in public ICE statements at the time of this writing. What is clear from official Houston-area ICE operations is the agency’s continued focus on removing dangerous driving offenders and other criminal aliens — a fact that should strengthen, not weaken, calls for stronger enforcement.
