As we observe National First Responders Day, let us honor those who protect us every day—and give extra support to those with the courage to reestablish law and order while confronting defiance, violent discord, and even domestic terrorism.
A coordinated, dark money-funded far-left movement is targeting and attacking one law enforcement agency in particular: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In doing so, they’re jeopardizing the lives of ICE officers.
Federal prosecutors have charged violent rioters for attacking law enforcement in urban areas across the nation.
Since June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed cases against 33 extremists who allegedly assaulted ICE agents and other officers at Portland’s federal immigration facility.
In Chicago, five defendants were recently indicted for assaulting or resisting federal agents, including one suspect who violently dragged an ICE officer with a vehicle, sending the agent to the hospital.
Authorities in Los Angeles arrested over 575 rioters after demonstrations sent the city into fiery chaos and injured at least 10 officers over the summer.
A Texas court indicted the first two of 18 defendants in custody for suspected connection to a shooting at an ICE facility on terrorism charges.
Amid the social and economic decay of cities like Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles, leftist politicians created sanctuaries for aliens violating our laws. Instead of following their oath to protect their citizens, these politicians have instead protected criminals and terrorists. Now, liberal politicians not only openly defy the federal government, but they also encourage anarchy against constitutional ICE operations and even incite attacks against federal law enforcement agents.
Financial records and public endorsements show that despite leftists’ claims, anti-ICE riots are heavily coordinated campaigns of anarchy and not organic acts of protest. For example, the International Anti-Fascist Defense provided bail to a group connected to the ICE facility attack in Texas on July 4th.
The Trump administration stated that many of these violent attacks against ICE are connected to groups identifying themselves as Antifa, coordinated online and backed by a dark money network that funnels funds through nonprofit tax-exempt status under the guise of “community defense” or “mutual aid.”
Antifa is well affiliated with national activist coalitions, Marxist organizations, and legal defense funds that also appear connected to the anti-Trump administration “No Kings” protest movement.
That’s the same network that supports liberal politicians across the country. Two organizations listed as No Kings partners, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and League of Conservation Voters, endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson won with the support of Our Revolution and Indivisible Chicago, two groups that also participated in the No Kings mobilizations.
One of the most striking examples of politicians placating anarchy is in Portland. The city approved a near $500,000 settlement to Dustin Brandon Ferreira, a reported Antifa associate, and another several hundred thousand dollar settlement to Meghan Lea Opbroek, who was left injured in an Antifa arson attempt against a local police precinct. Through these settlements, Portland has effectively made taxpayers sponsor left-wing terrorism to avoid trials.
These associations are just some of many that reveal how anti-federal law enforcement agendas are embedded within the political mainstream of America’s largest sanctuary cities.
The rhetoric attacking law enforcement is alarming, but the risk increases as you follow the money that sponsors this behavior. A study of political extremism in America concluded that 2025 is on track to be the most violent year of leftwing extremism in over thirty years.
The pandemic years coaxed leftist positions and flagged normal behavior as dangerous. Since March 2020, liberals’ go-to political weapon has been doxxing, causing personally identifiable information to be widespread against people whose only “offense” was exercising their rights or carrying out constitutional orders.
Many of the Left’s doxxing victims are federal agents—and the sharing of their personal information obstructs their ability to do their jobs. Authorities arrested John Curcio who purportedly leaked a female ICE attorney’s home address to social media and encouraged people to harass her. A grand jury indicted three women in September for following an ICE agent to his door and live streaming his address to the public.
When states and municipalities declare sanctuary policies or refuse to cooperate with ICE, they’re complicit in anarchy and endangerment of law enforcement officers.
On this day, we honor all first responders who now face growing threats of political violence. While liberals berate brave officers for enforcing laws most Americans support, let us continue to give our visible and vocal support to those defending Americans every day.
