It has happened again: anti-ICE extremists attacked officials whom they mistook for ICE agents.
A video went viral this week from an arrest last Friday in Lynwood. The arrest involved a scuffle between police officers and a 17-year-old suspect in a local jewelry heist. At one point, an officer appeared to strike the suspect — possibly with his service weapon — before wrestling him to the ground.
Bystanders shouted at the police in protest.That false claim was reposted over 5,000 times.The TSA officials pleaded with the mob, to no avail. The men had to be escorted to safety by Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies. These ugly scenes echo similar standoffs in Minneapolis, where extremists have hounded ICE agents — not just to restaurants, but to hotels and even churches. In one case, the anti-ICE crowd falsely identified a customer at a restaurant as an ICE agent, and surrounded the door. Local customers had to walk through an angry crowd just to escape. These cases of mistaken identity have a real cost. They hurt law enforcement officials who are just trying to keep the peace. And they put innocent people in danger. Last month, activists interrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, targeting a pastor whom they believed was also an ICE official. Whether he was or wasn’t, the activists violated the religious freedom of everyone else in the congregation. The anti-ICE hysteria has crossed all reasonable boundaries of protest. There is a way to express grievances — even serious and urgent ones — without violating the rights and security of other people. The fault lies at the feet of elected officials who have demonized ICE. The most infamous example is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whoLA Mayor Karen Bass used her “State of the City” address this week to encourage residents to protest against ICE. She added that people should protest peacefully, but she still said that ICE — a federal law enforcement agency — should leave the city. That is irresponsible. Politicians can and should resolve these difficult issues through the legislative process, and the courts — not in the streets.Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note contains chilling details about Savannah Guthrie's missing mother
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