Arsonist Sets Republican Party Building on Fire, Spray Paint Anti-ICE Message

Townhall ^ | 03/30/2025 | Jeff Charles

[SeekAndFind]

The Republican Party of New Mexico said an arsonist targeted its headquarters in Albuquerque on Sunday.

The perpetrators set fire to the building and vandalized it with spray paint, CBS News reported.

The entryway to the party's headquarters was destroyed early Sunday morning, the party said in a statement. The party alleged that the words "ICE=KKK" had also been spraypainted, calling it a "horrific attack, fueled by hatred and intolerance."

Amy Barela, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, said in a statement that no one was harmed in the incident. Barela said her team is working closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as local law enforcement and federal investigators.

"We will not allow New Mexico's broken criminal justice system to dilute the seriousness of this attack," Barela said. "The Republican Party of New Mexico will not be silenced. We will emerge from this stronger, more united, and more determined to fight for the people of New Mexico and the future of our country."

Barela further stated, “Those who resort to violence to undermine our state and nation must be held accountable, and our state leaders must reinforce through decisive action that these cowardly attacks will not be tolerated,” the Albuquerque Journal reported.

Barela explained that the suspect hurled a Molotov cocktail at the building, igniting the fire. The authorities stated that they were investigating the incident.

Just before 6 a.m., Sunday, AFR and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue responded to a call of a structure fire in the 5100 block of San Francisco, near Jefferson.

The fire was brought under control within five minutes, but not before the entryway was destroyed and the building sustained smoke damage, according to AFR.

🚨This appalling terrorist attack on the New Mexican Republican office in Albuquerque in the early morning of March 30th is despicable. @TheDemocrats have consistently failed to take a strong stand against political violence, contributing to an environment where acts like this are not merely possible but shockingly frequent. It is imperative that Democrats condemn such violence and take decisive action to prevent it.

Just yesterday, @RepTeresaLF used inflammatory language during her speech in Santa Fe. 👉”We have a three-prong project: legislate, litigate, agitate. You guys are part of the agitate part.”

@RepTeresaLF , @DNC , and the local Democrat party, @NMDEMS , must denounce this behavior immediately, or it will be clear that you condone this kind of terrorist behavior!

@realDonaldTrump

@AGPamBondi

@ATFHQ

@FBIDirectorKash

#nmpol #nmleg

pic.twitter.com/Zb1vMzHRCz— Rep Stefani Lord (@Lord4NM) March 30, 2025

🚨I received exclusive photos from the New Mexico GOP showing that their HQ in Albuquerque was firebombed last night

This was a deliberate act of domestic terrorism

The culprits spray painted “ICE = KKK”

Let the federal crackdown begin.

pic.twitter.com/H9qNwos4zx— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) March 30, 2025

BREAKING: The entryway of the Republican Party of New Mexico’s headquarters in Albuquerque was destroyed in an apparent deliberate act of arson, NMGOP said in a statement. Whoever did this also spray painted the words 'ICE=KKK’ on the NMGOP building.

APD, ATF, and federal… pic.twitter.com/rUPHZ5UzkZ— Zach Rael (@ZachRaelNews) March 30, 2025

State Sen. Jay Block told The Journal when he saw the damage, he immediately believed it was “domestic terrorism.” He brought up the rash of vandalism and firebombings against Tesla vehicles and facilities. “We just saw it recently over at Tesla and now, we’re seeing it here,” he said.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

New Mexico should be transitioned to a full-state nuclear test site.

[Red Badger]

I thought they liked ‘diversity’..................

“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.” - William F. Buckley, Jr.

[alloysteel]

Maybe the New Mexico Republican headquarters should not have been set up in a Tesla dealership. (I’m kidding, of course.) But Republicans as a whole have had only a tenuous grip on the centers of power in New Mexico, an odd fact considering the direct effects of being a border state, and the results it has produced in that jurisdiction.

Like the Latinos in the border counties in Texas, most of the inhabitants of that state should have become pro-Trump MAGA enthusiasts. Hasn’t seemed to happen.

[realcleanguy]

Democrats act like Nazis, wear masks to hide their identity, and call the ones they are attacking the KKK. Do they even pay attention to what they are doing?

[Phoenix8]

Is this another random set of demo-craps going primate? Or a trend, civil strife starting? I know several FRs here and myself wondered if it would go back to this…remember all the riots in Trump’s 1st term?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

attn: US Atty General Pam Bondi.

Crimes of violence intended to intimidate and coerce are considered terrorism under federal law, see 18 U.S.C. § 2331, and the laws of many states, and threats to commit such crimes are not protected
by the First Amendment.

o “Terroristic threats,” generally defined as a threat to commit a crime of violence with the
purpose of terrorizing another person or causing public panic, fear, or serious public
inconvenience, or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror or public panic, fear, or
inconvenience, are prohibited in many states and often have penalties greater than the penalties
for other threats. See, e.g., Ga. Code §§ 16-11-37, 16-11-37.1; 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 2706; Wis. Stat.
§ 947.019.

o Many states make it a felony to commit an act of terrorism or threaten to commit an act of
terrorism, which generally is defined as a crime of violence with the intent to intimidate or
coerce a civilian population or induce the policy of the government through intimidation or
coercion. See, e.g., Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-2301, 13-2308.01, 13-2308.02; Ga. Code § 16-11-221;
Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 750.543b, 750.543f & 750.543m; 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 2717.
• It is a felony under federal law to intentionally “solicit, command, induce, or otherwise endeavor to persuade” another person to engage in a crime of violence against a person or property. 18 U.S.C.
§ 373. Many states have similar laws.

[frank ballenger]

Their crude graffiti ICE = KKK.

Mine for them:

Leftists = 💩💩💩💩

[sit-rep]

lol

[frank ballenger]

"Many states make it a felony to commit an act of terrorism or threaten to commit an act of terrorism...."

Do the others say "Gosh, let's settle down. Just a prank. Nothing to see here, move on, folks. They didn't have the intent in their minds of terrorism. It was just free speech under the first amendment."

[AndyTheBear]

The KKK was infamous for burning crosses in people’s front lawns. Not too dissimilar to Leftists tactics of today.

[blackdog]

The leftists in charge call arson, “backburning for social justice”. Really.

[TigersEye]

The Demoterrorist Party sure has its nose out of joint these days.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s time for us to join the LAWFARE game. Put snipers everywhere. See how much the fascist left really wants it.

[ronnie raygun]

arrest and sentence to 25 years no parole

[No name given]

Along with confiscation of the assets of the perpetrators.