Posted on 07/09/2025 9:46:59 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Republican Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne called for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act to be enforced against suspects charged in an “ambush” plot against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to identify who’s in their “organization,” she said Tuesday on Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line.”
Officials on Monday released mugshots of 10 suspects arrested and charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection to the attack on an ICE facility Friday in Alvarado, Texas. …
“Right now, I think they’re facing 10 years for assault on a law enforcement officer, but I’d like to see them locked up for life. Quite honestly, we need to start sending a message that this is not going to be tolerated. And, quite honestly, what we need to do is enforce the RICO Act, which means not just going after these onesie twosie, in this case, 10, don’t tell me this was not organized,” Van Duyne said.
“We have to start looking at who is doing the organization, who is calling these people, who are funding these efforts and go after them,” Van Duyne added. “I think it’s only when you start enforcing those types of acts are people going to be deterred, because right now it’s just showing a weakness. If you could have soft targets that could be picked off, you’re seeing the rhetoric just be inflamed.”
According to the DOJ, officials allegedly attempted to talk to the group; however, two suspects then began to fire 20 to 30 rounds at officers, ultimately leaving a local police officer shot in the neck.
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We need to start seeing a whole lot of RICO charges to unravel these national networks.
What about the parent organization? I refer to the Democratic Party.
RICO charges 100%. Then detain them off-shore, away from lawyers, away from communication. Send the message that these actions will put them in a place where they will spend the rest of their lives in isolation.
Either RICO or legalize political violence against Democrats, like it is against Republicans.
Agreed!!!!
GITMO may have some room available.
First thing I thought of when I read the original story. This was a gang and murder was the objective.
Domestic terrorists that shot a police officer…. They’ve earned a decades if not life in prison.
Happened in the town next door and I was at the Atwoods to buy feed the day before.
The suspects not being pictured or named must mean they’re the usual suspects.
The entire Democrat Party should be prosecuted under the RICO statues.
They are all named in the original article, but I didn’t want to waste my precious 300 words on them. Yes, the usual suspects
Don’t EVER forget Soros and his thugs!
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