There’s been a lot of sound and fury over the deadly encounter in Minneapolis between an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and a woman named Renee Good. But what exactly are these protests about — and why do so many seem to be marching against the rule of law rather than for justice?
Let’s get a few facts straight.
Last week, during what the federal Department of Homeland Security described as its largest immigration enforcement operation ever, ICE agents were executing lawful removals and arrests in the Twin Cities. These are not our neighbors, as the left falsely proclaims, but rather criminal aliens with orders of removal, many guilty of serious, violent offenses. Contrary to what the left says, ICE doesn’t go into schools or churches to harass citizens. It doesn’t target citizens or legal immigrants. And every person taken into custody is entitled to due process. That’s how the system works.
When officers encountered resistance, when operations were obstructed and agents were threatened, what should have been a controlled, lawful mission became chaotic and deadly.
The shooting that took Good’s life was tragic. There’s no debating that. But an on-the-ground reality is this: law enforcement relies on compliance and clear lines of communication to execute operations safely. When you obstruct those operations — whether you’re trying to film it, shield someone, or otherwise interfere — you put everyone in harm’s way. The video and official accounts indicate Good was not a passive bystander but was in the mix of an organized effort to block and disrupt enforcement activities.
What exactly are the protesters demonstrating against? The rule of law? What is their true goal? To fundamentally transform America – to undermine our institutions? If so, what we’re witnessing with these anti-ICE protests is an insurrection in plain sight.
Thousands are taking to the streets condemning the very enforcement actions that keep violent criminal aliens out of our communities. What does the Washington Post declare? ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’. It dies even faster when demonstrators cling to talking points and ideology over the truth (and the facts on the ground).
It’s no surprise that many Democrats and their allies in the legacy media have twisted this story. With Trump in the White House, too often reporting takes a political stand (the anti-Trump side). Today’s media is advocacy masquerading as journalism. The result? People are marching against law enforcement — against ICE — as if they’re the villains in some dystopian novel. That’s political opportunism and journalistic malpractice.
And let’s be clear: we should honor every life. But if the outrage over this incident is sincere, why aren’t the protesters equally loud about the criminal aliens who harm Americans — like Laken Riley — whose death helped spur reforms like the Laken Riley law to strengthen enforcement against violent criminal aliens?
Laken Riley’s birthday was last week. Laken was just 22 years old when she was brutalized and murdered by an illegal alien in February 2024. Who will remember Laken Riley as the radicals (and their indoctrinated pawns) protest the very ICE operations that could have saved her life.
We can demand accountability and transparency — and we should — but we cannot unravel the very institutions that keep our communities safe. Chants against ICE don’t erase a federal agent’s right to defend himself and fellow officers when faced with unpredictable resistance. Nor do they solve the deeper issues in our broken political discourse.
If this protest movement is really about justice, it should start with understanding the law and defending it — not undermining it. Only then can America have an honest conversation about how to fix what’s broken, without tearing down what still works.
