ICE Director Puts Blame on ‘Radical Left’ Politicians for 800 Percent Spike in Attacks on ICE

Two months ago, violent riots broke out in America’s second largest city because the Trump administration has decided to enforce federal immigration law. The rioters laid siege to federal buildings, attacked law enforcement officers, lit cop cars on fire, and looted businesses for days—all while flying the flag of a foreign country.

Yet, somehow, just two months later, the country has completely moved on. But it’s really worth reflecting on the LA riots and what inspired them. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons comes on “The Signal Sitdown” this week to do just that.

But for Lyons and the agents under his command, the LA riots were just the tip of the iceberg. Since the Trump administration entered into office, attacks on ICE agents have increased over 800 percent.

“It is the worst I've ever seen in my whole career in law enforcement,” Lyons told The Daily Signal about the attacks on ICE agents. And Democrats on the local, state, and federal level have cheered on, and sometimes participated in, these attacks—and that’s not an exaggeration. ”When you do have these, you know, really radical left mayors like Karen Bass or the Mayor of Chicago, or Mayor Wu in Boston that are just constantly out there stoking the fires and fears of what ICE isn't doing,” Lyons told The Daily Signal, “all they're doing is hurting their community as well as hurting the law enforcement mission.”

Don’t miss this important and intense conversation when it airs tomorrow at 6:30 am EST on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page.
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