Pro-ICE billboards calling out ‘liberal hypocrisy’ go up in swing states
Federal law enforcement officers conducting immigration enforcement operations have clashed with protesters in Democrat-led cities throughout President Trump’s second term. REUTERS
Billboards supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and criticizing what organizers call “liberal hypocrisy” appeared Wednesday along major commuter routes in several battleground states, as protests and demonstrations related to federal immigration enforcement continue.
The signs, funded by the conservative nonprofit Citizens for Sanity, were placed in high-traffic areas in Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan. One billboard reads, “ICE officers are: fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends,” followed by the message, “Let them do their jobs.” Another warns that “interfering with federal law enforcement operations is a crime,” adding, “You could go to jail.”
One advertisement features a quote from Barack Obama during his time as a U.S. senator: “Americans are right to demand better border security and better enforcement of the immigration laws,” followed by the question, “Hey liberals, what’s changed?” Another sign encourages would-be protesters to “think about it,” and draws a comparison between past public health messaging and current protests over ICE activity.
In a statement, Citizens for Sanity Executive Director Ian Prior said the campaign is intended to highlight that “enforcing the law isn’t partisan, it’s common sense,” and argued that ICE officers “deserve support, not obstruction.” He added that many Americans are “tired of chaos at the border and across the country” and described political disputes over ICE as “unacceptable and unwanted” by swing state voters.
During his second term, President Trump has overseen a series of immigration enforcement operations in several Democrat-led cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis. Last week, Trump indicated that border czar Tom Homan planned to “de-escalate” enforcement efforts in Minneapolis following the deaths of two anti-ICE protesters who were shot by federal law enforcement officers.
On Wednesday, Homan announced that 700 federal law enforcement personnel would be leaving the Twin Cities area, leaving roughly 2,000 officers remaining.
Public opinion on recent immigration enforcement actions appears divided. An Ipsos poll conducted last Friday and Saturday found that 62% of Americans believed ICE’s actions were going too far, 13% said they did not go far enough, and 23% said the approach was about right.
A separate survey from Plymouth Union Public Research, conducted before an anti-ICE protester was shot by a Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, found that 57% of voters supported Trump’s immigration policies. The same survey reported that 57% believed federal law enforcement officers should be able to carry out deportation arrests without interference or harassment.
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