Walz comparison of ICE to Nazis backfires

 Blaze:

Failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz faced brutal criticism after accusing agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of acting like Nazi police during a commencement speech.

The Democratic Minnesota governor criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies by referring to ICE as his "Gestapo" while speaking to students at the law school of the University of Minnesota.

"Some would say, 'Boy, this is getting way too political for a commencement address.' But I would argue, I wouldn’t be honoring my oath if I didn’t address this head on," Walz said Saturday.

"I’m gonna start with the flashing red light — Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets. They’re in unmarked vans, wearing masks, being shipped off to foreign torture dungeons. No chance to mount a defense. Not even a chance to kiss a loved one goodbye. Just grabbed up by masked agents, shoved into those vans and disappeared."

Walz was likely referring to controversial deportations of accused gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a terrorist prison in El Salvador and of Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk.

The Department of Homeland Security responded in a scathing statement on its official social media account.

"It is absolutely sickening to compare ICE law enforcement agents to the Gestapo. Attacks and demonization of ICE and our partners is wrong," read the statement. "ICE officers are now facing a 413% increase in assaults. Our message is clear: DO NOT come to this country illegally. If you do, we will arrest you, deport you and you will never return."
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Walz appears illiterate to the atrocities of Nazi Germany.  ICE is not remotely like the Gestapo.  Under the Biden administration, the borders were wide open, allowing the drug cartels to bring all sorts of convicts and thugs into the country, and it was the job of ICE to remove them.   Removing an illegal immigrant who is an accused gang member is consistent with the job of ICE.  America is fortunate that Walz is no longer in office.

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Tim Walz calls ICE 'Trump's modern-day Gestapo'

"They’re in unmarked vans, wearing masks, being shipped off to foreign torture dungeons," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said.

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