Radical ‘ICE Watch’ Groups Recruit More Activists After Minneapolis Shooting, Trainings ‘At Capacity’
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The mainstream framing treats “ICE Watch” as just another civic volunteer effort that got caught up in tragedy. But if a group’s core mission is to trail federal agents and interfere with arrests, that is not neutral community support. It is political activism aimed at making immigration law harder to enforce.
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Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, the radical “ICE Watch” organization that she was working with is pushing to get more activists onto the streets. The ICE Watch groups, which organize activists to follow and obstruct federal immigration agents making arrests across the country, are trying to get more activists out onto
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The mainstream framing treats “ICE Watch” as just another civic volunteer effort that got caught up in tragedy. But if a group’s core mission is to trail federal agents and interfere with arrests, that is not neutral community support. It is political activism aimed at making immigration law harder to enforce.
What gets skipped is the predictable escalation. When activists are trained to insert themselves into tense operations, the risk to bystanders, agents, and suspects rises. After a fatal shooting, the responsible response is to reduce friction, not brag that trainings are “at capacity.” Public trust erodes when enforcement becomes a street spectacle.
A conservative view starts with rule of law and institutional stability. Immigration policy can be debated, but federal officers must be able to do their jobs without organized obstruction. Officer and community safety is not a talking point. It is the baseline for a country serious about national security and ordered liberty.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.