In Minnesota, epicenter of Democrat fraud and illegal alien activities, an ICE officer faced an oncoming SUV driven by a “protestor.” Directly threatened, he shot at the windshield, killing the driver. Tragic, but why the crazed reaction?
Start with basics.
The US has 348 million citizens, 12.8 million permanent residents, 55 million legal visa-holders (work, student, tourist) – an up to 18.6 million illegal aliens (FAIR).
Put differently, our borders contain 434 million persons – 19 million illegal. So:
- How did they get here?
- What damage are they doing?
- How do we get them out? and
- What is the law – especially around the ICE shooting?
How did they get here? In retrospect, the Obama and Biden Administrations invited them – with reduced enforcement, no border walls, false asylum claims – hoping for a flood of illegal votes by non-English speaking, benefit-dependent persons.
What damage is being done? Objectively, illegals are tied to organized crime, gang violence, drug and human trafficking. Solid sources report illegals commit three times the crime of non-illegals.
In New York alone, 7,113 illegal are behind bars for violent felonies, raising the question: How many are still out there – un-apprehended, not deported, committing crimes – in permissive states?
From Maine to Minnesota – illegals are central to drug and human trafficking, shootings, illegal grow houses, Democrat-led welfare fraud. Data is incomplete, since criminals do not report their crimes and 70 percent of crime goes unreported out of fear. Still, ICE has arrested 5,954 in 2025.
From murder to drug trafficking, highway deaths by illegals to welfare fraud, these illegal aliens weigh on America’s public safety, especially in sanctuary states like Maine and Minnesota.
How do we get them out? The obvious answer is federal-state cooperation. In Democrat states still angling for outcome-changing illegal votes, the cost is crime and lost trust. ICE is still there, trying.
What is the law – especially around the ICE shooting? What many miss is that ICE – and other law enforcement – must follow constitutional procedures, and do. They are vastly outnumbered, even in non-sanctuary states. Their job is made multiples harder, more dangerous, by violent protestors.
Another fact: While ICE has 20,000 personnel, only 6000 are in “Enforcement and Removal Operations” (ERO). They approach suspected illegals based on intelligence that is physical, financial, testimonial, and confirmed by domestic and international arrest and conviction records.
Consider also proportional numbers. In a nation with 434 million persons, 6000 ICE agents are searching for 19 million illegal aliens. The ratio of ICE agents to all persons is 72,333 to one.
Looking at the latest incident – the vehicle was used as a weapon against an ICE officer who fired before being killed himself. This is what the video shows, physical evidence, bullet through front windshield. Tragic? Yes. While the investigation will show all, this was the driver’s fault.
So, what is the prevailing law? In 1989, the US Supreme Court set out the “standard” to be used in such situations. The case is Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386. The officer can use the level of force needed, or what was “objectively reasonable” to save himself from serious injury or death.
Specifically, the governing question is “whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the officer or others, and whether [the suspect] is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight.” See also Justice Manual, 1-16:100.
Here, the suspect using the vehicle as a weapon was doing all three. She posed “an immediate threat to the safety of the officer,” was “actively resisting arrest” AND “attempting to evade arrest by flight.” So, unless some other facts come to light, the questions is not hard.
Bottom line: Democrat leaders in states like Minnesota, Maine, other “sanctuary” states are reckless – complicit in harboring illegal aliens, endangering their own citizens, opposing law enforcement, inciting violence against ICE, and … facilitating this woman’s death. It must stop.
Robert Charles is a former Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, former Reagan and Bush 41 White House staffer, Maine attorney, ten-year naval intelligence officer (USNR), and 25-year businessman. He wrote “Narcotics and Terrorism” (2003), “Eagles and Evergreens” (North Country Press, 2018), and “Cherish America: Stories of Courage, Character, and Kindness” (Tower Publishing, 2024). He is National Spokesman for AMAC. Today, he is running to be Maine’s next Governor. BobbyforMaine.com
How many of these rabid law-breaking protesters are currently in jail? We hear of a few arrests after the riots but never about the actual in-jail or being prosecuted numbers. Until we start the process of putting these domestic terrorists in jail and keep them there, we will not stop them. And it surely is a crime to fund these groups???? Arrest the funders!
Until dems themselves are locked up for inciting lawlessness, this will continue. Protests orchestrated by the left always evolve into mob frenzy and violence. It’s all too common, but predictable. Why is ICE and Homeland treated like an insignificant stepchild by democrats when it comes to law enforcement? Local law enforcement is in lock step with their leftist mayors and instead of cooperation they’re ordered not to get involved as evidenced by their sideline presence.
RBC, thanks again for an informative article that the Democrats continue to ignore the law at all levels and cause violence within the cities. Federal and state cooperation is definitely needed but won’t occur until the people wake up to the actual situations that are happening and vote to make the change for the positive. Until then, The Democrats and their allies will continue to cause chaos at all levels.
Employers of illegals should have been arrested a year ago and this would have been unnecessary.
Throw nets over this scum, load this disease into cattle cars, head to the nearest military base, throw them into a couple of waiting C5-A Galaxies and DEPORT them to somewhere in the Middle East. Then arrest the EVIL Minneapolis mayor and girlie man Tampon Timmie for harboring, protecting, and defending known illegal terrorists.
Why is it,the more illegals we deport the louder the dems. scream
could it be money,greed,and there losing there flow of money from abusing programs and accept shares and kickbacks.
As always FOLLOW the MONEY and we find the reason.
The amount of theft of gov. programs is amazing,and NOBODY is watching or cares. Is this like the FOX guarding the CHICKEN house ??
Democrats urge the use of violence, lawlessness , protect the criminals and encourage violence against law enforcement. This statement is so absurd , unbelievable to be true, but it is, that is the reality, what happened to the law and order and why are democrats shielded from the law that applies to other citizens, this is a time to draw Magna Charta and present them with it or rename the country Absurdistan.
Looking forward to high-profile arrests of Democratic Leaders like Walz who incite violence. Until the head of these snakes are cut-off, nothing will change.
I learned a long time ago if you want to end a riot you take out the leader. Who is/are the Leader(s) of these protests? Omar, Tampon Tim the Mayor and his Chief of police just to name a few. We should send in special units like we did with Manduro and next thing we see is them walking in handcuffs. These people are ENEMIES of the U.S. and should be dealt with swiftly! They could care less about U.S. citizens and want to hang a man trying to do his job for us!
The Democratic Party are enemies to America and the American people they need to be treated as treasonous! They need to be deported immediately! George Washington would have had them shot!
SO ARREST AND PROSECUTE THEM !!!
These sanctuary cities and states should not be allowed to vote in federal elections if they do not follow the federal laws. Not having any electoral votes in the next election might get their attention. Then again, it’s not all that apparent that they are smart enough to realize that.
The Democrats are creating martyrs for political gain. Already they lost the moral ground my using activists to do their bidding, they are cowards hiding behind false statements and foolish ideologies.
The Dems are pushing people to block ICE, fight with ICE risk physical harm to themselves But where are the Dems like governors, mayors, senators who are promoting this violence ? Hiding? They are the ones that are getting people Killed.
More of the same here in VT. We have a RINO gov., Gov Phil Scott giving SANCTUARY to illegal immigrants across the whole state for all intense & purposes. Technically it’s Montpelier, Winooski & Burlington, however the VT State Police have been given specific orders NOT to pull over suspected illegals or people of color out of fear ( racial profiling ) of being called racists…Both State & many if not most local police are standing down & NOT giving ICE or CBP any assistance.
This madness has to stop & by that I mean fast!
Thanks RBC,
Bill… :~)
Democrats have become enemies of our country
Those despicable criminals involved with drug trafficking and human trafficking are evil And I say Praise for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement people doing what is right to defend the United States of America . Raising the intelligence level of people. will help to fight against the evil forces that are loose . Businesses that have an influence on large numbers of people can and should be responsible for communicating intelligently . I won’t mention the name of the telephone company that I have been using since 2000 – I’ll just say that it is probably the leading telephone company worldwide not just here in the United States.And it uses three.letters ( letter one , letter two and letter three – second and third letters are the same) Up until about ten years ago one could call the company and get a human being to speak to regarding the telephone service .Those days are long gone.It is all recorded messages and it sounds like the voices are what could be described as artificial or robotic. And that telephone / communication business has a way of manipulating words and the meaning of words that is upside -down, inside – out backwards – message recently from the company sounded like – making a comparison with giving directions – as if they were saying. someone could go North and East at the same time. ! It was very Unclear and that is not helping raise the intelligence level for anyone in anyway. Just very basic common sense ,basic navigation makes it clear that someone can only go in one direction at a time – one can go North or East for example , but it is not possible to go North and East at the same time . This is. non –sensical stuff and it is irresponsible of that leading Telephone – Communication company to distort the English language in that manner. And ultimately it could interfere with understanding things that could cause all manner of difficulty, The understanding of political ideas could be in jeopardy because of that sort of unclear communication. The Declaration of Independence is a great example of intelligent communication. It made clear the issues at that time and that is still needed today.. It is very suspicious why a major telephone/communication business would distort the language It should stop being done !
Stop burning our flags. Why are they not getting arrested for burning? The flags I thought they passed a new law that you cannot burn a flag automatic one year in jail. Respect our flag, lock them up for burning them.
America, if you call yourself an American, love our constitution & all the freedom we have here, it is my hope that if you have been a member of democrat party, you will consider leaving the party. They hate America, they hate our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Isn’t that enough reason?
We have people here who spit on our flag while waving the flag of another country and yelling “death to America”.
They would never visit the country of the flag they’re waving, let alone live there.
And we put up with it.
Again, enforce 18 USC 111.
Putting a stop to this Democrat induced violence crowds should be easy for the FBI to trace back. Then, if they find it traces back to a particular senator, congress rep. or someone higher (YUP), that should automatically cause a supreme court hearing to reprimand or fire the individual from public service! This is really getting out of hand. Remember back when they accused DJT of inciting a crowd on January 6th? They were all ready to throw him in jail AND throw the book at him. Revenge is sweet….turn the tables now!