Watching video of anti-ICE agitators charging federal officers and snarling through our cities, any decent American sees the same ugly truth: a radical fringe on the left would rather rile up chaos than respect the rule of law. Public News founder Michael Shellenberger told Jesse Watters this behavior isn’t spontaneous — it’s the predictable result of years of soft-on-law rhetoric and media sympathy for mobs that attack law enforcement.
In New York, the violent face of that radicalism turned from slogans to crimes: dozens of demonstrators in Lower Manhattan were taken into custody after clashing with police, with some charged for assaulting officers and tossing objects at law enforcement. These aren’t noble “protesters” protecting families; they’re ideologues who escalate confrontation into vandalism and assault and expect the system to look the other way.
This is not an isolated headline-grabbing clash — it’s part of a national spike in anti-ICE unrest that has shut down federal offices and even delayed citizenship ceremonies for law-abiding immigrants trying to come here legally. In Los Angeles the chaos forced USCIS to postpone naturalization appointments, and local officials had to invoke curfews and request federal support to restore order.
The media and a faction of elected Democrats reflexively sanctify these mobs while denouncing federal agents who are actually enforcing the law. Enough. When officers are under attack and government services are disrupted, Americans deserve leaders who stand with law enforcement and veterans of border enforcement, not performative outrage and excuses for violence.
If politicians keep rewarding theatrical disruption, more Americans will suffer — businesses, schools, and neighbors who simply want safety and quiet will pay the price. Accountability is simple: arrest and prosecute those who assault officers, protect federal property, and stop treating political vandalism as a civic virtue.
Patriots who value order and secure borders should demand firm action now — not more lectures about empathy while our communities burn and our legal immigration system is trampled. Support our men and women in uniform who do the unpopular work of enforcing the law, and hold the provocateurs and the politicians who enable them to account for the chaos they invite.
