The Division of Homeland Safety has been blatantly mendacity concerning the conduct of federal regulation enforcement, despite the fact that the incidents are caught on digital camera.
Over the previous week, as public opinion has soured on President Donald Trump’s mass arrests and deportations, DHS has repeatedly lied about its brokers’ lawless actions, fairly than take accountability.
On June 19, for instance, DHS lied about an incident in a parking zone of Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles during which the Dodgers group stated it denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement entry to the grounds.
“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled,” the group wrote on X.
Photographs and video present masked brokers in tactical gear exterior of their vehicles close to one of many stadium’s gates. Their automobiles had been then escorted off of the property by the Los Angeles Police Division.
However DHS claims that what everybody noticed didn’t truly occur.
“This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” DHS wrote on X.
However Democratic lawmakers weren’t going to let it slide.
“First you said it wasn’t DHS. Now you’re saying it was, but it was no big deal. What are you gonna say next? This is EXACTLY why we can’t have unidentified ‘agents’ running around terrorizing communities. Enough is enough,” Rep. Julie Johnson of Texas wrote on X.
And California state Sen. Scott Wiener known as out how the masked officers might actually be anyone.
“Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to get into Dodgers Stadium,” he wrote on X. “ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says it’s Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked car.”
DHS additionally lied about two different chilling incidents that had been caught on digital camera, together with the arrest of New York Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander—who can also be working for mayor of New York Metropolis. DHS claimed that he was arrested as a result of he assaulted ICE brokers, however video of the arrest proves that’s not true.
“New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer. Our heroic ICE law enforcement officers face a 413% increase in assaults against them—it is wrong that politicians seeking higher office undermine law enforcement safety to get a viral moment. No one is above the law, and if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will face consequences,” DHS wrote on X.
Lander was later launched from custody with none prices after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded his launch.
Equally, DHS lied concerning the manhandling and arrest of Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California, claiming that Padilla was wrestled to the bottom as a result of he did not determine himself as a senator when making an attempt to ask a query of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem throughout a information convention.
“Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem. Mr. Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers’ repeated commands. [Secret Service] thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately. Secretary Noem met with Senator Padilla after and held a 15 minute meeting,” DHS wrote on X.
However, in fact, video proves in any other case.
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla,” he says, as a federal agent pushes him from the room and right into a hallway, the place he’s then compelled to the bottom and detained.
Finally, DHS’ abhorrent conduct is popping the general public off of Trump’s evil deportation agenda. Polling reveals that ICE’s favorability is sinking and that approval of Trump’s immigration enforcement and deportations is now underwater.
A YouGov ballot launched June 10 discovered that pluralities of U.S. grownup residents assume Trump’s immigration strategy is “too harsh” and that ICE brokers shouldn’t be allowed to be masked when conducting raids.
“Polling shows that Trump’s lost the political battle over the LA protests, even as immigration had been his best issue,” CNN’s Harry Enten stated on Friday. “His net approval on LA (-15 pt & with indies -24 pt) is way underwater. Further, ICE’s popularity has fallen with -9 pt net approval on more workplace raids.”
However fairly than change its ways, the Trump administration is mendacity—and hoping you do not name it out.
