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Trump authorizes Ice agents to protect themselves using 'whatever means' necessary [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Sat 12 Jul 2025 10.28 EDT
Last modified on Sat 12 Jul 2025 19.10 EDT

Donald Trump has given “total authorization” to federal immigration agents to protect themselves after a series of clashes with protesters, including during enforcement raids on two California cannabis farms.

“I am giving Total Authorization for Ice to protect itself, just like they protect the Public,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday, adding that he was directing the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and border czar, Tom Homan, to arrest anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) protesters who impede immigration enforcement operations.

Trump said he’s told the administrators 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”.

The president appeared to be referring to an incident on Thursday when federal agents clashed with protesters during immigration raids on two farms in California’s Ventura county, north of Los Angeles.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/12/trump-authorization-immigration-enforcement

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Trump authorizes Ice agents to protect themselves using 'whatever means' necessary [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 13 OP

ICE can beat up and kill anyone they want. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #1

"They assaulted my ears with insults, so I had to defend myself by fracturing their skulls." Girard442 Jul 13 #2

Fat nazi pig! wolfie001 Jul 13 #3

gICEstapo Uber Ales (R) BoRaGard Jul 13 #4

No longer a country of laws when a wannabe king decides who can overpower whom. sinkingfeeling Jul 13 #5

We are at war. Make no mistake. twodogsbarking Jul 13 #6

I wish more would understand this. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jul 13 #18

ICE is supposed to follow the law too. (In reality, they are breaking the law left and right) Wiz Imp Jul 13 #7

Correct; It is not a criminal offense, but is however a civil offense MichMan Jul 13 #35

The Trump administration said they were trying to "round up" criminals, i.e. people who have committed offenses beyond Wiz Imp Jul 13 #36

"Current estimates are that approximately 45% of undocumented immigrants did not enter illegally. " MichMan Jul 13 #37

Roughly 62% of undocumented immigrants are estimated to have initially entered the U.S. on valid visas but overstayed Wiz Imp Jul 13 #40

What about Traildogbob Jul 13 #8

heyh. i was just going to say that and you beat me to it. bravo , eggscllent AllaN01Bear Jul 13 #16

🤜🏼🤛🏼 Traildogbob Jul 13 #21

The little 🍄 dlilafae Jul 13 #9

Trump's Brownshirts. Timeflyer Jul 13 #10

...and the Trump Party Congress just voted to give them $170 billion of our dollars to... LudwigPastorius Jul 13 #29

Is there a tariff on law? Marthe48 Jul 13 #11

Protecting citizens from a guy running a weed eater at Ihop Trump?? Bengus81 Jul 13 #12

Total BULLSHIT, but i see THIS as HIS way to get his bluestarone Jul 13 #13

"...just like they protect the Public" markie Jul 13 #14

Trump is actually DENVERPOPS Jul 13 #15

When they murder people, he'll pardon them a second time IronLionZion Jul 13 #17

And bringing along all their DENVERPOPS Jul 14 #46

and now comes the wholesale killing. nt Javaman Jul 13 #19

California can pass their own laws oldmanlynn Jul 13 #20

Or as a society we say enough Hornedfrog2000 Jul 13 #39

Newsom, are you listening? n/t AntiFascist Jul 13 #44

Federal still supersedes state laws though Polybius Jul 13 #45

Next step is to declare martial law. . . . h2ebits Jul 13 #22

You know it's coming Zorro Jul 13 #23

Shoot to kill..... Bayard Jul 13 #24

John Roberts, the "gift that keeps on giving" Miles Archer Jul 13 #25

Brass knuckles and dirks? Sneederbunk Jul 13 #26

SCROTUS said he can do anything he wants if he decides it's official duty Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 13 #27

Just who ARE ICE agents, though DFW Jul 13 #28

i live in texas moonshinegnomie Jul 13 #30

Apparently they have raided there BumRushDaShow Jul 13 #31

He's really salivating over a pretext for martial law. PSPS Jul 13 #32

Headline should read: LT Barclay Jul 13 #33

This will be interpreted as... jmowreader Jul 13 #34

Let's be perfectly clear BidenRocks Jul 13 #38

This bastard really thinks he's a fucking king. bluestarone Jul 13 #41

So, what's going to happen now? We're going to have a bunch of new fake ICE agents running around, w/ no IDs, no SWBTATTReg Jul 13 #42

The authority he thinks he has TimeToGo Jul 13 #43