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Border Czar Tom Homan spoke out last Thursday against the violent anti-ICE riots we've seen in cities like Chicago and Portland. He's warning that if these riots and the left-wing rhetoric fueling them continue, it could lead to even more bloodshed.
That's a concern shared by Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland, who pointed out that we've already seen significant violence against ICE. He said, "We've already had ICE officers targeted, and of course, border patrol is out there helping them. It's only a matter of time before one of us gets shot and killed, or assaulted and killed."
We've already seen three ICE detainees killed due to an attack on an ICE facility in Dallas, the second attack on a Texas ICE facility this year. It seems like an example of something Cleveland warned about: radical leftists making things worse.
He said, "These anarchists are creating a situation that's putting law enforcement at risk, they're putting those who may be in custody at risk, and they're putting innocent Americans at risk."
Cleveland called for the left to tone things down and recognize the humanity of our federal law enforcement, saying, "The ICE agents, the Border Patrol agents—they're regular people like us. They live in communities, and they have kids. They did swear an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States and uphold the laws, and they're acting well within their authorities."