Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, widely considered a top contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, launched a vicious attack on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday, claiming the federal agency has no legitimate "mission" beyond violating constitutional rights.
Shapiro's inflammatory comments come as President Trump's mass deportation operations are successfully removing dangerous criminals and illegal aliens from American communities—exactly what voters demanded when they handed Trump a decisive victory in 2024.
"I believe their only mission is to violate people's constitutional rights," Shapiro declared, referring to ICE operations in cities like Minneapolis where the agency has been conducting targeted enforcement against criminal aliens.
This is rich coming from a Democrat whose party spent four years under Biden allowing millions of unvetted migrants to flood across our borders, bringing drugs, crime, and chaos to American communities. Now that Trump is actually enforcing our immigration laws—as required by his oath of office—suddenly Democrats are concerned about "constitutional rights"?
"What we're seeing is classic Democrat projection. They violated the Constitution for four years by refusing to enforce immigration law, and now they're attacking the professionals doing their jobs under President Trump."
Shapiro, who was reportedly considered as Kamala Harris's running mate before her historic defeat, is clearly positioning himself as the anti-enforcement candidate for 2028. This radical stance puts him squarely at odds with the American people, who overwhelmingly support deportations of criminal aliens and those here illegally.
Democrats Double Down on Failed Open Borders
While Trump's ICE is removing MS-13 gang members, drug dealers, and other criminals who exploit our broken system, Democrats like Shapiro are more concerned with protecting illegal aliens than American citizens. This is exactly why voters rejected the Democrat agenda and chose Trump's America First policies.
ICE agents risk their lives daily to protect American communities from dangerous criminals who have no right to be here. For a sitting governor to attack these brave law enforcement professionals shows just how far left the Democrat Party has moved.
As Trump's deportation machine continues delivering results, expect more desperate attacks from Democrats who still don't understand why they lost so badly in 2024.