Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara staged a press conference this week that showed exactly how far the city has fallen from common-sense law-and-order. O’Hara told the Somali community to call 911 if they see masked individuals detaining people — language that effectively couches lawful ICE operations as potential “kidnappings” and encourages citizens to interfere rather than cooperate with authorities. This is not community protection; it’s political theater that puts ideology ahead of public safety.
Even more shocking was the way local leaders reflexively sided with would-be obstructors instead of insisting on the rule of law. Federal immigration officers routinely wear masks during sensitive operations to protect their families and the integrity of investigations, yet Minneapolis officials spun that into alarmism and civil disobedience. Encouraging residents to treat lawful deportation actions as criminal abductions invites chaos and undermines any hope of restoring order.
Enter Tom Homan — the Border Czar who refused to be lectured by a politician posing as a cop. Homan publicly tore into Chief O’Hara, called his stance “shameful,” and bluntly warned that federal prosecutors are ready to act against anyone who impedes ICE operations; in plain terms, he said lawbreakers and their enablers will face consequences. That kind of unapologetic defense of enforcement is exactly what Americans fed up with soft-on-crime leadership want to see.
Conservatives should cheer Homan because he put safety and the victims of criminal fraud ahead of woke symbolism and virtue-signaling. He also confirmed an ICE surge to the Twin Cities focused on criminal activity uncovered in a large fraud probe — enforcement targeted at real bad actors, not lawful citizens. If Minneapolis wants to play sanctuary politics while the rest of the country pays the price, federal officials are right to step in and do their jobs.
This episode is a warning: when city halls choose politics over policing, crime and corruption move in to fill the gap. Voters must demand accountability from Chief O’Hara and Mayor Frey for courting confrontation with federal law enforcement and for promoting confusion that endangers neighbors and officers. If city leaders won’t put safety first, citizens and state officials should use every lawful tool to restore order and protect taxpayers.
America needs leaders who will stand with border agents and law enforcement instead of scoring political points with activists and pandering politicians. Tom Homan’s blunt response was a reminder that enforcing our laws is not optional and that those who obstruct justice deserve to be held to account. Hardworking Americans want secure streets and honest government; it’s time elected officials stopped blaming the country for the consequences of their own failed policies and started supporting those who keep us safe.
