MIKE DAVIS: What is happening in Minnesota is why we have the Insurrection Act |
Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams has the latest on the mayhem as anti-ICE protesters throw fireworks and spray paint cars on 'Special Report.'
Minnesota reeks of corruption and incompetence. Gov. Tim Walz presided over a fraud catastrophe that prosecutors say could top $9 billion, authorized tampons in boys’ bathrooms and bungled virtually every aspect of governance. Now, he outdoes himself by claiming Minnesota stands "at war" with the federal government and portraying federal law enforcement as an occupying force. Radical leftists riot once again in Minneapolis’ streets, assault ICE officers, and openly flout the law. Enough is enough. President Trump must invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 and restore order.
Sanctuary states and cities cripple federal law enforcement. Leftist leaders refuse to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration law, including the outrageous refusal to honor federal detainers for illegal immigrants arrested for other crimes. When state jails release illegal immigrants, officials fail to notify ICE. Agents must track fugitives on the streets instead of making safe arrests inside jails, exposing themselves and the public to unnecessary danger. Sanctuary policies shield murderers, pedophiles, drug dealers, and armed robbers from deportation.
A firework was set off near the scene of a shooting in Minneapolis on Jan. 14. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
The latest outrage surrounds the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a radical anti-ICE agitator who called herself a "legal observer." That label grants no immunity. Good blocked roads and boxed in ICE vehicles, which is illegal obstruction. When an ICE........