{"id":2457302,"date":"2025-07-09T08:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-despicable-dems-cant-condemn-ambush-attacks-on-ice\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:35:29","slug":"its-despicable-dems-cant-condemn-ambush-attacks-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-despicable-dems-cant-condemn-ambush-attacks-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s Despicable&#8217;: Dems Can&#8217;t Condemn Ambush Attacks On ICE"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fits-despicable-dems-cant-condemn-ambush-attacks-on-ice%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=2457302&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>The article discusses recent violent attacks against ICE and Border Patrol agents, highlighting a July 4 ambush at the Prairieland Detention Centre in Texas carried out by a heavily armed Antifa-linked group. Eleven individuals have been charged in connection with the attack, which included firing dozens of rounds at officers. another ambush occurred in mcallen, Texas, where a shooter targeted Border Patrol agents, injuring several before being fatally shot by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The piece critiques Democratic leaders for their lack of condemnation of these violent acts, despite their previous strong rhetoric against ICE and immigration enforcement. Several prominent Democrats, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Governor Tim Walz,are cited for their harsh language against ICE,with some even endorsing nonviolent resistance tactics that disrupt ICE operations. The article suggests such rhetoric may have contributed to inspiring violent attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Republican officials accuse Democrats of stoking anti-ICE sentiment and standing with illegal immigrants and extremists while demonizing law enforcement officers who enforce immigration laws. Democratic leadership, including figures like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries, largely remained silent or deflected responsibility by blaming former President Trump for increased tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes by emphasizing the need for bipartisan support of law enforcement and public safety and criticizes Democrats for failing to denounce violence and protests that have at times turned destructive. It underscores the rise in assaults on ICE agents and calls for cooler political discourse to protect those on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >front lines maintaining border security<\/a>.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Their silence is deafening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats have been quick to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/immigration\/5391142-homan-democrats-ice-change-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vilify ICE agents<\/a>, they&rsquo;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hawley-rebukes-dems-heated-rhetoric-attacks-ice-border-patrol-facilities-knock-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slow to condemn<\/a> extremists&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/10-charged-ambush-texas-ice-detention-center-rcna217449\">reported<\/a> attempts to murder ICE agents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After running an around the clock hate campaign on our border patrol and ICE agents, it&rsquo;s no surprise that Democrats are now silent when the very people trying to keep our communities safe are attacked,&rdquo; Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Tuesday in a statement to The Federalist.&nbsp; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s despicable, and it&rsquo;s time they take responsibility for not only allowing millions of illegal immigrants to enter the country under the Biden Administration, but for demonizing the ICE agents who are simply enforcing the law.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why won&#8217;t Democrats condemn the attacks on ICE officers?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eric_Schmitt\/status\/1942665638688014510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Democrats have done a lot of demonizing thus far in President Donald Trump&rsquo;s second term. But their overheated rhetoric on the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to secure the southern border and clean up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lefts-war-on-law-and-order-shows-its-true-sympathies\/\" title=\"Left&#039;s War On ... And Order Shows Its True Sympathies\">illegal immigration mess left<\/a> by the previous administration has plunged into incendiary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As attacks on immigration law enforcers escalate, are ICE-hating Democrats complicit in the violence? &nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Planned Ambush&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Eleven people have been<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/texas-ice-detention-center-attack-alvarado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> charged<\/a> in the July 4 attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The facility, used by Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement, was allegedly hit by an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/08\/10-charged-in-ambush-attempted-murder-of-ice-agents-by-antifa-terror-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antifa<\/a> terror cell armed with numerous guns, communication radios, and body armor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As my Federalist colleague Beth Brelje <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/08\/watch-how-the-propaganda-press-buries-the-story-of-extremists-trying-to-murder-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> Tuesday, investigators found members of the group with printed fliers that included messages such as &ldquo;Organising for Attack! INSURRECTIONARY ANARCHY,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndtx\/media\/1407136\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criminal complaint<\/a>. A police officer was shot in the neck in what the Department of Justice has described as a &ldquo;planned ambush.&rdquo; The officer has since been released from the hospital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This week, Michigan resident Ryan Louis Mosqueda <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/07\/08\/three-law-enforcement-personnel-injured-after-horrific-shooting-mcallen-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opened fire<\/a> on Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas, according to police. Law enforcement officers fatally shot the gunman, armed with tactical gear and a rifle. Authorities described that attack as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/mcallen-texas-border-patrol-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ambush<\/a>. A McAllen police officer was shot in the leg; a Border Patrol officer and staffer were also hurt, the Department of Homeland Security <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/07\/08\/three-law-enforcement-personnel-injured-after-horrific-shooting-mcallen-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While accomplice media outlets initially <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/08\/watch-how-the-propaganda-press-buries-the-story-of-extremists-trying-to-murder-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buried the story<\/a> of what appears to be an actual insurrection at the Prairieland facility, outraged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6375380019112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans say<\/a> their colleagues on the left have lit the fire on the growing violence against U.S. Border Patrol and ICE officers. They say Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrasso.senate.gov\/barrasso-on-l-a-riots-democrats-side-with-illegal-immigrants-and-rioters-not-law-abiding-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stood in solidarity<\/a> with violent illegal immigrants while painting federal immigration enforcement officers as Nazis and terrorists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&lsquo;Inspiring&rsquo; Obstruction<\/h2>\n<p>In a May commencement speech, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-took-mn-from-a-19-billion-surplus-to-a-6-billion-deficit\/\" title=\"... Took MN From A  Billion Surplus To A  Billion Deficit\">failed vice-presidential candidate<\/a>, likened ICE to Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/05\/20\/tim-walz-calls-ice-gestapo\/83746284007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;modern-day Gestapo.<\/a>&rdquo; Far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, called ICE a &ldquo;terrorist force&rdquo; in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLlNvKSMCFU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent Instagram post<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/12\/13\/house-congress-squad-aoc-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Squad&rdquo;<\/a> member says she finds it &ldquo;inspiring&rdquo; when people break the law to disrupt ICE operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of the most inspiring things have been when people encircle courtrooms and refuse to allow ICE agents in,&rdquo; Jayapal said during a conversation with Joy Reid on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MtifWxMCmCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friday&rsquo;s episode<\/a>&nbsp;of <em>The Joy Reid Show<\/em>. &ldquo;There are all kinds of nonviolent resistance tactics that we have to use.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How she feels about the violent attacks on the Texas facilities isn&rsquo;t clear. But acting ICE director Todd Lyons recently reminded America where Jayapal has stood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An actual Antifa terrorist tried to blow up ICE&rsquo;s Northwest Processing Center in Rep. Jayapal&rsquo;s home state of Washington in 2019. At the time, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/democrats-blame-trump-after-armed-man-attacked-ice-detention-center-2019-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tried to blame<\/a> the violent attack on rhetoric from the right, in defense of an actual terrorist who tried to murder detainees and employees alike!&rdquo; Lyons said in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/statement-acting-ice-director-todd-m-lyons-rep-pramila-jayapal-calling-ice-terrorist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Now, she labels ICE officers enforcing immigration law set by Congress &lsquo;terrorists.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lyons added that the failure of the Democratic Party to, as its members like to say, &ldquo;turn down the temperature&rdquo; of political discourse, comes as officers are facing a nearly 700 percent increase in assaults.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the political rage has gone beyond incendiary rhetoric. U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/topic\/lamonica-mciver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LaMonica McIver<\/a>, a New Jersey Democrat, is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2025\/06\/25\/congresswoman-pleads-not-guilty-to-charge-she-assaulted-officers-during-ice-jail-tussle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">felony assault charges<\/a>. She&rsquo;s accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/essex\/2025\/05\/nj-congresswoman-slammed-her-forearm-into-the-body-of-agent-pushed-ice-officer-feds-allege.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assaulting two federal officers<\/a> at an unauthorized protest led by Democrats that turned disorderly. Democratic congressional leaders were <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2025\/05\/09\/leader-jeffries-statement-on-incident-at-delaney-hall-ice-detention-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quick to condemn<\/a> Trump and ICE officials in what they characterized as an assault on democracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Silence Follows Violence<\/h2>\n<p>Department of Homeland Security officials have urged Democrats to tone down the explosive rhetoric. A good start would be for liberals to condemn the attacks on law enforcement officials. But Dem leadership can&rsquo;t seem to bring themselves to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., did not return The Federalist&rsquo;s request for comment. Neither did House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also a New York Democrat, nor Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts. And Gov. Tim Walz? Nothing. His office did not respond Tuesday to a Federalist email asking if the governor has any plans to condemn the attacks, or whether he regrets comparing ICE agents to the gestapo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries did jump on the show where reason goes to die to blame Trump for, well, everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are seeing an unprecedented flood of extremism being unleashed on the American people, and it&rsquo;s happened from the very beginning,&rdquo; the Democratic leader told the unhinged hosts of <em>The View<\/em>, blasting Trump&rsquo;s Big Beautiful Bill for significantly bolstering funding for ICE and Border Patrol operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We are seeing an unprecedented flood of extremism being unleashed on the American people.&#8221; House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries responds to $170 billion being allocated for ICE mass deportation efforts in Pres. Trump&#8217;s new spending bill. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSNoTT5BGS\">pic.twitter.com\/JSNoTT5BGS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1942252065993994602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>&lsquo;Protecting Public Safety Shouldn&rsquo;t Be Controversial&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>And what of the radicals who surprised law enforcement officials on Independence Day in Alvarado, Texas?&nbsp; Nancy Larson, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, at a press conference said one assailant &ldquo;shot 20 to 30 rounds at these unarmed corrections officers.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was an AR-style rifle found at the scene&rdquo;, Larson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/2025\/07\/08\/texas-immigration-detention-center-shooting-officer-ambush\/2f295f8a-5bf7-11f0-a293-d4cc0ca28e5a_story.html\">said<\/a>, noting the gun had jammed. Investigators found a flag declaring &ldquo;Resist fascism, fight oligarchy,&rdquo; and flyers urging, &ldquo;Fight ICE&rdquo; near the center.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the same kind of radical language we&rsquo;ve heard at anti-ICE rallies in recent months, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/09\/illegal-aliens-violently-rioting-in-l-a-is-the-natural-consequence-of-democrat-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">riotous protests in Los Angeles<\/a>. And the elder statesman of the Democratic Party&rsquo;s full tilt left, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has spent a lot of time in the opening months of Trump 2.0 on a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5347225-sen-bernie-sanders-tour-oligarchy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;Fighting Oligarchy Tour&rdquo;<\/a> in which he has raged against deportations of illegal immigrants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/nearly-200-house-dems-reject-resolution-condemning-violent-anti-ice-riots-la\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Late last month,<\/a> just seven House Democrats voted for a resolution condemning the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Peaceful protests are a constitutional right, but vandalism, looting, violence, and other crimes are not.&#8239;Protecting public safety shouldn&rsquo;t be controversial, which is why I am leading the California Republican delegation in a resolution to support law and order as we continue to see unrest,&rdquo; Rep. Young Kim, a California Republican, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/youngkim.house.gov\/2025\/06\/27\/rep-young-kim-bipartisan-colleagues-condemn-violent-la-riots-stand-with-law-enforcement-and-peaceful-protestors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement.<\/a> &ldquo;I hope Governor Newsom can come together with President Trump to stop the riots, lower the temperature, and keep our communities safe.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course Newsom and his fellow Democrats won&rsquo;t do that. They can&rsquo;t. They&rsquo;re much too busy standing with violent illegal immigrants and radicals and vilifying law enforcement officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. An award-winning investigative reporter and 30-year veteran of print, broadcast, and online journalism, Kittle previously served as the executive director of Empower Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats quick to vilify ICE, slow to condemn attacks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":656,"featured_media":2457303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-08-at-11.34.04-PM-1024x521.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58711,3685,8364,5894],"class_list":["post-2457302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ambush-attacks","tag-democrats","tag-ice","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-08-at-11.34.04-PM-1024x521.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/656"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457302"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457306,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457302\/revisions\/2457306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}