Molly Ringwald took to social media last week to deliver an emotional plea that blamed law enforcement and our government for the chaos at the border, calling the administration “a fascist government” and accusing ICE of “brutalizing people.” Her tearful video — posted January 27, 2026 — urged followers to “use your voice” and protest what she framed as state violence, turning her celebrity platform into a partisan bully pulpit. Conservative Americans should be skeptical when a Hollywood figure revives the same alarmist rhetoric without offering facts or solutions.
It’s worth saying plainly: actors can act, but they are not experts on border policy or law enforcement operations. Ringwald’s plea that “these are children… being taken away from their parents” played well for an emotional clip, but it glosses over the legal and security realities that make enforcement necessary. When celebrities weaponize sympathy while ignoring law, due process, and the safety of American communities, they do real harm to the public conversation.
Let’s remember what ICE actually is: a federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing immigration laws and combating transnational crime to protect national security and public safety. The agency’s mission — arresting dangerous criminals, dismantling trafficking networks, and removing illegal aliens who threaten communities — isn’t ideological theater; it’s law enforcement. Conservatives defend the rule of law and the officers who do the hard, unpopular work of keeping neighborhoods safe.
Ringwald’s recent performance is also part of a pattern: Hollywood elites lecture the country from the safety of gated communities while attacking institutions most Americans rely on. This is the same cultural class that has previously criticized its own films and audiences for not being woke enough, even as they cash paychecks from the very freedoms and stability they now denounce. The disconnect is jarring and deserves blunt exposure rather than reverent coverage.
Beyond celebrity grandstanding, there are hard facts about criminal networks and human trafficking that agencies like ICE chase every day — investigations that often lead to the rescue of victims and the arrest of violent offenders. If the public really cared about human life and safety, they would support properly funded, accountable enforcement rather than viral denunciations that make policy impossible. Americans want secure borders and lawful immigration, not virtue-signaling from people whose careers depend on mass appeal.
So here’s the plain truth for patriotic, hardworking Americans: respect the rule of law, back the agents who enforce it when they act within their mandate, and treat celebrity outrage with the skepticism it deserves. If Molly Ringwald and her coastal cohorts want to help, they can use their platforms to call for sensible, enforceable reforms — not to smear officers and fuel division. Our country is stronger when law and order are respected, not when Washington and Hollywood wage culture wars from a safe distance.
