Timothy Birdnow

What reforms are Democrats insisting on to fund the Department of Homeland Security? They are insane.

1. Requiring bench warrants signed by judges rather than administrative warrants signed by administrative judges. The courts have ruled repeatedly that administrative judges have the authority to sign warrants and those warrants are legally valid, but why let that get in the way of a good time?

If criminal judges have to sign off on this nobody will get deported; they don't have time to do it.

I would add that this would probably be unconstitutional as the President has sole discretion on matters involving immigration and this takes the issue out of the Executive and puts it in the Judiciary, a place it was never intended to be.

2.They demand ICE agents not wear masks, thus opening them and their families to retaliation.

3. They demand ICE agents wear name tags. Same comment as the last except I find it ironic in the extreme that the Democrats resist Voter I.D. so illegals can vote but demand I.D. on those enforcing immigration law. If we are going to treat illegals with such loving kindness why don't we apply the same standard to these law enforcers?

4. They seek to restrict officers from conducting operations at "sensitive locations” which include medical facilities, schools, child-care facilities, and churches, polling places, and courts.

This is creating sanctuary spaces for the illegals, and anyone who knows ICE is after them need but go to one of these places. Of course courts are THE place to pick up illegals; they are already in trouble with the law if they are there and picking them up at courthouses is far safer for everyone than making raids on the street.

What do I have to say about polling places? It should be woefully apparent that the sole reason to stop raids at polling places is so they can vote illegally.

Oh, and it is the height of hypocrisy that they demand no arrests at churches when their buddies have invaded churches to protest ICE operations. But that's o.k. because it's their side doing it, right?

5. They demand an end to racial profiling of illegals. They want to enshrine in the law what we saw after 911 where little old ladies and obvious non-terrorists were being pulled out of line and given random full body cavity searches at airports. They want ICE to do this too, and no doubt there will be a review of how many clearly American folks are stopped and questioned or taken into custody.

Newsflash idiots; illegal aliens are distinguishable from native born Ameriricans precisely because they look, act, and sound different. If you can't use physical cues to find them you won't find them.

6. They demand an end to ICE operations in locations that employ large numbers of illegals or where large numbers congregate. "Thumpers" will n longer be targeted. (A thumper is a day laborer who hangs out in front of a place, often produce companies, waiting for an offer of a day's work for cash.)

So what is ICE supposed to do to catch them? The Democrats would scream bloody murder if they went into a house without a warrant. And then there is the castle doctrine which many Democrats have already said justifies shooting ICE agents.

7.They are demanding extended training for officers and a probationary period for anyone who is involved in a shootout. Anyone who understands law enforcement knows the book is of limited value when your life is in peril. All this does is create busy work for the officers. And the probationary period just takes good officers off the streets. Of course that is their goal.

8. They demand all evidence be shared with state and local jurisdictions so said jurisdictions would be able to prosecute ICE agents whom they deem used "excessive force".

9. They are demanding ICE get permission from state and local authorities before conducting any raids.

That would mean there would be NO raids in sanctuary cities and states, which is exactly what has caused the current crisis.

10. They are demanding changes in the law to make it easier for state and local authorities to bring lawsuits against ICE.

11. They are demanding the right of any representative to visit any ICE detention facility at any time without any restrictions.

12. They want it to be illegal to create a database of people involved in "mostly peaceful protests". So the professional revolutionaries can't be watched.

13. They want to take ICE agents out of the uniforms they wear to protect them and take away their weapons and shields, making them simple constables. This would put them at the mercy of any criminal illegal with a gun or other dangerous weapon.

14. They demand Trump fire Kristi Noem, no questions asked.

This would destroy any and all immigration enforcement and they know it, which is why they make these demands. The public needs to know what they are doing; this shows they care nary a wit about the American People and their safety but rather solely about their own power.

If the GOP entertains any of this they are truly insane and the nation is lost.

Posted by: Dana Mathewson at February 07, 2026 12:13 AM (W165o)

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