DHS Concerned with Threats to ICE Officers, Not Killings of U.S. Citizens?

With the nation reeling over the latest tragic death in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security released "ICE Officers Face an 8,000% Increase in Death Threats Against Them and Their Families: DHS calls on sanctuary politicians to stop the dehumanization and vilification of ICE law enforcement."

The press release did not mention the widespread anger and frustration generated by the killings by U.S. law enforcement officers of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. PolitiFact concluded that "[v]ideo footage of the fatal shooting of Minnesota resident Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers contradicts Trump administration officials’ statements about the event." Administration officials claimed that Renee Good was a "domestic terrorist."

It does appear that the Trump administration has begun to respond to the firestorm in the heartland. Border Czar Tom Homan, who will be overseeing enforcement operations in Minnesota, is headed to the state; Greg Bovino, who has headed up this and other enforcement efforts, is leaving. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is said to have been "sidelined" by the White House because of her handling of the events and calling the two ICE shooting victims “domestic terrorists.”