Demonization of ICE Agents Is a Recipe for Violence
Commentary
July 9, 2025
By Dale Wilcox
As President Donald Trump works to clean up America’s long-standing problems with illegal immigration, the entrenched forces that brought us this mess are pushing back with predictably overheated rhetoric. While that type of response is nothing new, this attempt is so reckless that it may cost innocent people their lives.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported that attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have surged by nearly 700 percent in 2025. This alarming rise in violence is not a spontaneous phenomenon but a direct consequence of certain politicians and activists who have vilified ICE agents, painting them as villains rather than public servants.
ICE agents are simply doing their jobs to address a crisis exacerbated by the Biden Administration and sanctuary politicians. To encourage attacks on agents will do nothing to help the illegal aliens these advocates claim to care about. Such tactics will only embolden Trump, border czar Tom Homan and the rest of their team to increase their efforts.
Just this year, incidents have included an ICE officer being dragged 50 yards by a car during an arrest attempt and violent protests in cities like Los Angeles and New York, where rioters have attacked federal buildings and officers. These are not isolated events, but part of a broader pattern driven by a narrative that portrays ICE as a malevolent force rather than a law enforcement agency tasked with maintaining public safety and national security.
https://www.irli.org/demonization-of-ice-agents-is-a-recipe-for-violence/
