In the most cynical political stunt yet, Democrats have shut down the Department of Homeland Security to protect illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement operations under President Trump's mass deportation agenda. The consequences for American families? TSA agents working without paychecks, FEMA sidelined during disaster season, and Coast Guard operations disrupted—all because Democrats can't stomach watching immigration law actually being enforced.
Their demands reveal everything about their true priorities. Democrats want judicial warrants required before ICE can enter homes during immigration operations, a move designed to make enforcement virtually impossible. They also demand ICE agents be unmasked so leftist mobs can dox their families at schools and churches. As Majority Whip Tom Emmer perfectly summarized: Democrats want law enforcement to show ID when they don't want voters to show ID.
The Receipts Don't Lie
Border Czar Tom Homan delivered devastating facts that obliterate the Democrats' narrative. Over 4,000 arrests in Minnesota alone, including 14 charged with homicide and 87 sexual offenses—mostly against children. Crime in Memphis dropped a staggering 84 percent in just two weeks after federal agents moved in. The Biden administration lost track of 300,000 children smuggled across the border, and President Trump has already found 145,000 of them.
When Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked point-blank whether he would want ICE to deport an illegal alien who attacked and assaulted a woman, his response was to simply "move on." That tells you everything about Democrat priorities, folks.
"If ICE were run by bunnies and Bambi, Democrats would still say ICE is cruel because they oppose the mission itself," delivered former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.
Even Hillary Clinton admitted mass migration went too far, calling it "disruptive and destabilizing." Senator Rick Scott has introduced legislation to stop Congress from getting paid during shutdowns they create. No work, no pay—what a novel concept.
Democrats aren't the resistance—they're the obstruction. While President Trump delivers the most secure border in American history, they're throwing tantrums that hurt working families. The mask is completely off, Patriots. How long will Americans tolerate Democrats prioritizing illegal aliens over their own safety?