President Donald Trump has given the green light for “Total Authorization” for self-defense by any means necessary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
This comes after agents were attacked while carrying out a mission, Fox News reported.
Agents conducted an immigration raid at Glass House Farms in California on Thursday.
They were met with violence from protesters directed at enforcement officials on the legally operated cannabis farm.
Authorities were forced to use tear gas to quell the uprising.
Trump did not take kindly to this action and took to his Truth Social on Friday to spell out how he would empower agents to fight back in the future.
The president made his post while returning from viewing flood damage in Texas, where a deluge killed at least 120 people.
Trump addressed the situation after saying that he “watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a roadway in their car and/or official vehicle.”
“Tremendous damage was done to these brand-new vehicles,” Trump continued.
“I know for a fact that these Officers are having a hard time with allowing this to happen in that it shows such total disrespect for LAW AND ORDER.”
He took action right away.
“Therefore, I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, and Border Czar, Tom Homan, to instruct all ICE, Homeland Security, or any other Law Enforcement Officer who is on the receiving end of thrown rocks, bricks, or any other form of assault, to stop their car, and arrest these SLIMEBALLS, using whatever means is necessary to do so,” Trump said.
“I am giving Total Authorization for ICE to protect itself, just like they protect the Public.
“I never want to see a car carrying a Law Enforcement Officer attacked again!” Trump asserted.
“AUTHORIZATION IMMEDIATELY GRANTED FOR ARREST AND INCARCERATION.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!” the president concluded.
The inciting incident for Trump’s edict came on Thursday after protesters threw rocks at agents who were conducting official business.
The farms were employing at least 10 illegal-alien juveniles illegally working for the marijuana growers, the New York Post reported.
Homan blamed Democrats for pushing the narrative that these are fascist crackdowns rather than the legitimate work of the federal government.
“What happened in California is just another example of protesters becoming criminals, and they’ve been emboldened by even members of Congress who compare ICE to Nazis and racists and terrorists,” Homan said Friday on Fox & Friends.
“I said months ago, it’s going to end up with a loss of life — and we had one the other day in Texas, and it’s not over,” Homan added.
On Monday, a gunman shot at border patrol agents as they began their workday.
Some reports also say that an anti-ICE protester fired into the crowd during the clash on Thursday.
Democrats have been whipping people into a frenzy against these lawful raids, and it appears it’s beginning to create violence and chaos.
This is a dangerous situation for all involved, but thankfully, Trump has empowered agents to protect themselves from it.
It appears Trump has learned his lesson since his first term, and hopefully, protesters will think twice before hurting federal agents doing their jobs.
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