The proper response would have been to escalate to the point where ICE could do its job under the law. If that meant having helicopter gunships firing machine guns into the crowd, that would have been a perfectly legal response to the situation. Granted, that would have created bad optics and a firestorm of protest, but the law is the law.
Likewise, when Rep. Ruben Gallegos (D-AZ) threatened vigilante action against the homes and families of ICE agents, he should have been indicate and arrested.
POTUS should just lock up Congress.
Under Article I of the Constitution, Congress is the first branch of government. Twice, Congress has impeached presidents. Congress has the power to remove presidents. There is nothing in Article II that permits the president to lock Congress up. The day that happens marks the day that America moves from a republic to a dictatorship.
At this point, I counsel patience.
Thank you for being a voice of reason.
No but I believe POTUS Lincoln threw a few of them in the can without benefit of habeas corpus.