Posted on 09/26/2025 9:01:58 AM PDT by DFG
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said on Thursday that his party should continue condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) even after a deadly shooting at a facility in Dallas, Texas.
Murphy said on “Morning Joe” that accusing ICE agents of “rounding up” illegal immigrants in a “deeply inhumane and immoral way” is not an incitement of violence, continuing that Democrats should keep using this type of rhetoric. He claimed that President Donald Trump’s administration is exploiting the recent acts of violence in the U.S. for its own political gain.
“This president, this vice president has had a chance now since the assassination of Charlie Kirk to bring the country together, to try and stamp out all sorts of violence, including political violence, and they refuse to do that,” Murphy said. “What they are trying to do is exploit these murders , these shootings, in order to silence only dissent and political opposition on the left. No, criticizing the way that ICE is rounding up people in this country in a deeply inhumane and immoral way is not an incitement to violence. There is a moment where you cross the line, but what they are trying to do is to destroy the ability for people who oppose their policies to legitimately engage in political debate.”
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel confirmed on Thursday that the alleged shooter, Joshua Jahn, downloaded a document that contained a list of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facilities, searched multiple ballistics and the video of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk getting shot and looked up apps that track ICE agents. Authorities also discovered a handwritten note which stated, “Hopefully this will give ICE agents real terror, to think, ‘is there a sniper with AP rounds on that roof?'”
Patel released a photograph of the bullet casings on Wednesday, which had been engraved with the phrase, “ANTI-ICE.” More evidence released on Thursday morning suggested the suspect searched apps that tracked ICE agents and left a note suggesting he intended to attack agents.
Democrats have compared ICE to the Nazi regime and have accused the agency of being authoritarian. Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said on Friday that ICE agents are akin to “slave patrols” during an MSNBC interview. Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz notably labeled ICE as the “modern-day Gestapo” during a commencement speech in May.
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in May that ICE is a “rogue agency that should not exist.” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has also repeatedly called for ICE to be abolished and even pushed a debunked story published by NBC News, which alleged that ICE detained a 5-year-old autistic girl.
ICE facilities have faced a substantial increase in attacks since Trump began cracking down on illegal immigration on Jan. 20. Agents have endured a 1000% increase in assaults against them and the doxxing of themselves and their families, according to DHS.
Authorities have charged at least 11 individuals in connection with an ambush on an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas, in July, which led to the injury of a police officer who was shot in the neck. An active shooter also shot at Border Patrol agents at a facility in McAllen, Texas, in July.
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Then Murphy is complicit. Arrest him.
So when ICE is shooting criminals everyday , that will make him happy?
He is listening to his constituents. Can’t blame him.
He is in the MSM-Democrat echo chamber.
“Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said on Friday that ICE agents are akin to ‘slave patrols’ during an MSNBC interview.”
This one is a real howler when you consider the illegals as modern day Democrat/RINO/Chamber of Commerce slaves.
Insurrection. Arrest him
Hey commie dog the illegals came in here with no regard for laws or niceties,they should leave the same way...
The democrats have to keep this yelling up.
Makes them easy to identify.
Democrat message to their foot soldiers. Keep attacking, violence is the answer.
This guy is not only a TOTAL STOOGE, but dangerous!!
Has he introduced legislation to change immigration law?
We are a Constitutional representative republic…ignoring the constitution to placate your base is the very definition of mob rule.
Demonrats are such strong supporters of illegal immigration not because they feel deep compassion for them, but because they see every immigrant as a potential Demonrat voter.
This is something Republicans should bring up whenever the issue of illegal immigration comes up.
“”We are a Constitutional representative republic…ignoring the constitution to placate your base is the very definition of mob rule.””
And mob rule.... ie a mobocracy... is exactly what the radical left counts on to get power and then to retain it or regain it. And they have their “civilian army”. Used to be union thugs. Now it’s antifa thugs or trantifa thugs. Same evil, different day.
Afraid so.
Lock Murph up..
Put these states and districts under siege. No food trucks deliver, no home and garden goods. Nothing. They don’t want to play ball, fine, let’s blockage their territories.
And throw away the key.
Does this idiot want ‘due process’ for ten million people who should never have been here? At a cost of $80,000 per illegal? That’s the same think as an invitation to more than a bilion third world types to mover here.
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