{"id":2427446,"date":"2025-04-25T09:25:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/member-of-fading-squad-forced-to-resort-to-pathetic-ice-fear-mongering\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:28:10","slug":"member-of-fading-squad-forced-to-resort-to-pathetic-ice-fear-mongering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/member-of-fading-squad-forced-to-resort-to-pathetic-ice-fear-mongering\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of Fading &#8216;Squad&#8217; Forced to Resort to Pathetic ICE Fear Mongering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmember-of-fading-squad-forced-to-resort-to-pathetic-ice-fear-mongering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2427446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent commentary, Ayanna Pressley, a member of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; faced criticism for her remarks regarding ICE detentions after visiting a detention center in Louisiana. During her visit,she met wiht two students accused of promoting anti-Semitism,which she used as a platform to express alarm and fear mongering about the potential consequences of Donald trump&#8217;s policies. Pressley claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a> could result in widespread victimization, asserting that even innocuous actions could lead to detention. This rhetoric was characterized as alarmist and misleading, aiming to depict the situation as a dystopian reality where reading banned books or advocating for diversity might result in imprisonment. Critics labeled her approach as a divisive tactic, designed to exploit fear rather than engage in constructive dialog. Furthermore, Pressley described the conditions in detention as &#8220;torture,&#8221; appealing to the moral consciousness of the public while detracting from the serious allegations against the detainees related to terrorism. the backlash stems from concerns that her comments reflect an exaggerated view of the reality faced by individuals involved in serious legal issues. it highlights a broader critique of the left&#8217;s strategies in current political discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ayanna Pressley, a member of the increasingly irrelevant &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; has sunk to a new low with her latest fear-mongering antics, proving once again that the left excels at little beyond divisive hysteria.<\/p>\n<p>Her recent comments about ICE detentions are not just absurd &mdash; they&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ayanna-pressley-accuses-walgreens-racism-house-floor-woman-says-worked-loss-prevention-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a shameless attempt to stoke fear<\/a> and divide Americans based on pure speculation.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley recently visited an ICE detention center in Louisiana to meet with detained Tufts student R&uuml;meysa &Ouml;zt&uuml;rk and Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, both accused of spreading anti-Semitism on college campuses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2025\/04\/23\/lawmakers-visit-detained-tufts-student-as-trump-admin-appeals-return-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per<\/a> the Boston Herald.<\/p>\n<p>After the visit, she launched into a hyperbolic tirade, claiming, &ldquo;If people are tempted to marginalize and &lsquo;other&rsquo; who this could happen to, again, in Donald Trump&rsquo;s America, this could be you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/squad-dem-says-trump-may-jail-people-for-practicing-diversity-after-visiting-ice-detained-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Fox News, &ldquo;This could be you, for some, for a miscarriage. This could be you for practicing diversity, equity and inclusion. This could be you for reading a banned book.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of baseless extremism that has come to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-squad-hit-class-action-lawsuit-angry-college-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">define Pressley and her ilk<\/a> &mdash; a pathetic attempt to paint Trump&rsquo;s America as a dystopian nightmare where reading a book lands you in jail.<\/p>\n<p>She didn&rsquo;t stop there, adding, &ldquo;It is acutely about Mahmoud and R&uuml;meysa, because those are some of the most high-profile cases, but it has implications for every single person who calls this country home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pressley&rsquo;s rhetoric is a naked attempt to divide Americans, preying on fear rather than offering solutions or engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-claims-that-elon-musk-who-paid-largest-tax-bill-in-u-s-history-pays-no-taxes\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Claims That Elon Musk, Who Paid Largest Tax Bill in U.S. History, Pays No Taxes\">good-faith debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She also described the conditions of the detainees, saying, &ldquo;This is torture. They are sleep-deprived. They are being denied the basic essentials. Their humanity completely erased.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She went on, &ldquo;And every person of conscience &mdash; this is not about Democrat or Republican right now. This is about right and wrong, good and evil.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This melodramatic framing is laughable &mdash; Pressley wants us to believe ICE is running a gulag because students accused of anti-Semitism are facing consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s be clear: under this presidential administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">supporting foreign terrorist groups<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harvard-learns-isnt-invincible-trump-threatens-strip-tax-exempt-status-reclassify-political-entity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has repercussions<\/a>, and Pressley needs to get used to it.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil and &Ouml;zt&uuml;rk were detained for their alleged roles in supporting terrorist group Hamas, a charge the Trump administration has taken seriously with its crackdown on such behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley&rsquo;s attempt to equate their detention with some broader assault on &ldquo;diversity&rdquo; or &ldquo;reading banned books&rdquo; is a deliberate distortion meant to inflame tensions. It&rsquo;s utterly reprehensible.<\/p>\n<p>For what it&rsquo;s worth, the progressive &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; is fading fast, and it&rsquo;s no wonder why &mdash; members like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jamaal-bowman-responds-massive-loss-makes-situation-look-worse-will-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/defeated-squad-member-threatens-pro-israeli-groups-loss-coming-tear-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cori Bush<\/a> both lost their primaries in 2024, signaling a broader rejection of their radical tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appears to have outgrown the &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; often seen these days <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/libs-crow-lines-aoc-bernies-fighting-oligarchy-tour-forget-crowing-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gallivanting<\/a> around with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders in what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-pollster-calls-aoc-will-democrats-next-presidential-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some say<\/a> is the beginning of her 2028 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pressley&rsquo;s fear-mongering is a desperate bid to stay relevant, but it&rsquo;s only further alienating Americans who are tired of the left&rsquo;s constant alarmism.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments aren&rsquo;t rooted in reality &mdash; they&rsquo;re rooted in a cynical strategy to divide and conquer, a tactic the left has perfected but that voters are increasingly rejecting.<\/p>\n<p>If Pressley truly cared about &ldquo;right and wrong,&rdquo; she&rsquo;d focus on the real issues facing her constituents, not fabricating dystopian fantasies to score political points.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her remarks regarding ICE detentions are not only ridiculous but also a blatant effort to incite fear and create division among Americans based on mere speculation. After visiting an ICE detention center in Louisiana where she met detained students accused of anti-Semitism, Pressley launched into an exaggerated rant, suggesting that anyone could be next in &#8220;Donald Trump\u2019s America&#8221; for various reasons. This kind of unfounded extremism characterizes Pressley and her associates\u2014a misguided attempt to portray Trump&#8217;s America as a dystopia where reading certain books could lead to imprisonment. It&#8217;s important to note that under this administration, supporting terrorist groups has consequences, which Pressley seems unwilling to accept. 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