Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Democratic elected officials have done nothing but disparage the brave immigration enforcement officers who are putting their lives on the line each day to make the country safer. In May, the failed Democratic VP nominee went so far as to call ICE a “modern-day Gestapo,” prompting a furious response from acting ICE director Todd Lyons, who said the “abhorrent” and “dehumanizing” comparison “should not be tolerated.”
“It seems that Mr. Walz prefers violent criminal aliens are released into Minnesota’s communities,” Lyons added. "If the governor doesn’t like the laws, he’s free to advocate that Congress change them, but he should refrain from putting ICE officers in danger by likening them to one of the most appalling groups in history.”
Walz hasn’t backed down, so the Department of Homeland Security is showing the American people exactly who he’s defending.
ICE agents — who @GovTimWalz calls the "modern-day Gestapo" — got these sick, perverted criminal illegal scumbags off the streets of Minnesota.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 10, 2025
GOD BLESS THE HEROES OF ICE! https://t.co/EAbgorrMN0
ICE arrested Pao Angelo Vang, a Laotian criminal illegal alien convicted of 2nd degree sexual assault of a child, on June 6, 2025. pic.twitter.com/UoTGM3XAeg
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
ICE arrested Xiong Pao Vang, a Laotian criminal illegal alien convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, on June 6, 2025. pic.twitter.com/uI5Vtrro1D
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
ICE arrested Yia Xiong, a Laotian criminal illegal alien convicted of 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct, on June 6, 2025. pic.twitter.com/8rDge1ooM9
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
ICE arrested Hue Nai Cheng, a Laotian criminal illegal alien convicted of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct, on June 11, 2025. pic.twitter.com/zP3AtLGeva
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
ICE arrested Dao Moua, a Laotian criminal illegal alien convicted of 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct, on June 6, 2025. pic.twitter.com/JPE9O0Q8BY
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
ICE arrested Tou Pao Lee, a Thai criminal illegal alien convicted of soliciting a minor, on June 6, 2025. pic.twitter.com/M5ewhe6MJa
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 9, 2025
