Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal categorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as "fake" law enforcement in fiery remarks after the Minnesota shooting. (Credit: Philadelphia Sheriff's Office)

As the Trump administration ramps up enforcement against illegal immigration and cracks down on welfare fraud, the radical left is escalating its tactics in a calculated bid to create martyrs.  

We’ve seen this before, but today’s ideological fervor, backed by deep-pocketed donors and foreign influences, makes it far more dangerous. From blocking ICE operations to shielding massive fraud schemes in states like Minnesota, Illinois, California and New York, the left isn’t just resisting — they’re spoiling for a fight with the intent of sparking widespread unrest.  

The signs are everywhere. In recent days, we’ve witnessed nullificationist governors and mayors openly defying federal authority, stoking violent rhetoric in the wake of the shooting death of Rachel Good in Minneapolis after she allegedly attempted to run down a federal law enforcement agent. This incitement by elected officials inevitably increases the threat of violence against ICE agents. This is a calculated strategy.  

As the New York Post reported, Good was a so-called "ICE Watch" activist, whom a friend called a "warrior." Meaning, Good was at the federal law enforcement operation to disrupt it and — with luck — get filmed while doing so.

WAVE OF CAR ATTACKS ON ICE AGENTS FOLLOWS INCENDIARY RHETORIC FROM TARGET-CITY LEADERS

A person is detained as federal agents and police clash with protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.........

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