ICE Shooting Shows Why Federal Agents Don't Belong in Our Cities
The Real Victims of Federal Immigration Theatre
Here's something the mainstream media won't tell you about that ICE shooting in Minneapolis. The real victims aren't the protesters or even the woman who got shot. It's the hardworking taxpayers of Minneapolis who are now footing the bill for protests, overtime police costs, and property damage because federal agents decided to turn their city into a war zone.
Think about it. You're a homeowner in Minneapolis paying property taxes so your local cops can keep your neighborhood safe. Instead, your police department is spending thousands of dollars managing protests against federal agents you never asked for in the first place.
This whole mess started when ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good during what they're calling immigration enforcement. Now the city is dealing with "thousands of demonstrators" clogging up streets and targeting hotels where ICE agents are staying.
When Federal Policy Becomes Local Headaches
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Here's what really gets me fired up. Minneapolis didn't create the border crisis. That disaster belongs squarely on the shoulders of every administration that refused to secure our southern border properly. Yet somehow, cities like Minneapolis end up dealing with the fallout when federal agents come in to clean up the mess.
Local Sheriff's departments are caught in an impossible position. Philadelphia Sheriff's office called ICE agents "fake, wannabe cops" who violate "moral law." That's rich coming from law enforcement, but you know what? They have a point about jurisdiction.
Your local police took an oath to serve your community. They know your streets, your people, your problems. When federal agents roll in like they own the place, it creates exactly this kind of chaos we're seeing in Minneapolis.
The numbers don't lie. Thirty protesters got cited just for targeting hotels. That's 30 booking procedures, 30 court cases, and probably 30 public defenders your city has to pay for. All because federal immigration policy is such a disaster that agents have to hunt people down in residential areas.
The Real Solution Nobody Wants to Talk About
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You want to know how to avoid ICE shootings in American cities? Stop the problem at the source. Secure the damn border.
President Trump had it right the first time. When you build a proper wall and enforce immigration law at the border, you don't need federal agents chasing people through Minneapolis neighborhoods. You don't have local police departments stretched thin managing protests. You don't have mothers getting shot in confrontations that never should have happened.
But instead of learning from Trump's success, we got four years of Biden's open border policies that created this mess. Now cities across America are dealing with the consequences while federal agents play catch-up with enforcement that should have happened at the border years ago.
Even celebrities are getting involved now. NBA coach Steve Kerr called it "murder" and some British rock band called Duran Duran is honoring the victim at concerts. When foreign entertainers are lecturing America about immigration enforcement, you know the situation has gotten completely out of hand.
The congressional response is predictable. Democrats like AOC are screaming about the administration believing "shooting a mother is acceptable." Republicans are defending the agent's right to protect himself. But nobody's asking the real question.
Time to Bring Immigration Enforcement Home
Why are we having immigration enforcement shootouts in American cities in the first place? Because we've allowed our borders to become a joke for decades.
Minneapolis residents shouldn't have to worry about federal agents operating in their neighborhoods. They shouldn't have to pay for protests against policies they didn't create. And they sure as hell shouldn't have their local police departments turned into crowd control for federal immigration theatre.
The solution is simple. Secure the border, enforce the law at the source, and keep federal agents where they belong - at ports of entry and border crossings, not in residential neighborhoods.
President Trump proved it could be done. "Remain in Mexico" worked. The wall worked. When you stop the problem at the source, you don't need shootouts in Minneapolis.
So here's my question for every voter in America: Do you want your local tax dollars spent cleaning up federal immigration failures? Or do you want a president who will secure the border and keep federal enforcement where it belongs?
Because until we get serious about border security, every American city could be the next Minneapolis.
