‘Sickening’: DHS Spox Calls Out Tim Walz For ‘Vilifying’ ICE Agents

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin described Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s comments comparing United States 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the Gestapo as “sickening” during a Monday Fox News appearance.

The governor made the comparison during a Saturday commencement address for the University of Minnesota law school, accusing President Donald Trump of denying those deported “due process.” McLaughlin said that “vilifying” ICE agents increased the risk of them being assaulted when “America Reports” co-host John Roberts asked about Walz’s remarks.

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“Clearly never watched ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ it’s Gestapo,” Roberts said, correcting the failed vice-presidential nominee’s pronunciation of the Nazi secret police.

“Sickening,” McLaughlin responded. “Our ICE enforcement agents are facing 400% increase in assaults and it’s because of rhetoric like this, where he’s vilifying them. They’re just trying to keep our streets safe, John.”

Trump issued several executive orders to address illegal 🛂Immigration and border security, including designating Mexican drug cartels, the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and the El Salvadoran prison gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations upon taking office Jan. 20 and