Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec spoke with commentator Evita Duffy about ongoing unrest in Minneapolis following protests connected to immigration enforcement and the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, with debate continuing over whether federal enforcement actions have gone too far.
Posobiec noted critics argue that enforcement operations have become excessive, saying some believe the administration’s tactics are getting “too strong” and have “run their course.” He invited Duffy, who lives near Minneapolis and previously covered unrest in Kenosha, to weigh in from a local perspective.
Duffy defended the continuation of strong immigration enforcement, arguing that many Americans voted specifically for those policies. “So first and foremost, there are millions of Americans across the country who voted for President Trump, who voted therefore for mass deportations and are being defrauded out of their vote by psychopath Antifa Karens in Minneapolis,” she said.
She added that communities surrounding Minneapolis supported Trump and are dealing with spillover effects. “People in St. Croix County, which is 20 minutes from Minneapolis, voted for President Trump. The people of the 7th district of Wisconsin, which borders Minnesota and therefore Minneapolis, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump,” she said.
Duffy argued that policies in Minneapolis affect nearby communities. “We see the problems that Minneapolis lets in with their toleration of illegal immigration spill into our communities,” she said. “So because a bunch of crazy people in Minneapolis, encouraged by the government officials, are trying to subvert ICE, confront ICE, we don't have a country anymore. That's completely unjustified.”
“And Gen Z, I mean, it's fascinating. You're seeing a lot of young people confront ICE in the streets, but I'm also noticing a lot of millennials,” she said. “If you ask young conservative Gen Zers, immigration is the number one or two issue.”
“And that's because mass immigration devalues American labor. No one is hurt more by the devaluation of American labor than young Americans. So this is a winning issue for young people, for Republicans, for Trump, and I hope they stick with it.”
Duffy said public perception is being shaped by rhetoric. “Well, they're making it that way, Jack. I mean, it's being self-presented as horrific, as a Nazi regime, right?” she said.
She slammed comparisons between immigration enforcement and Nazi policies after comments made by Stephen Colbert, who said that ICE had exceeded the Nazis, saying, “Yeah, Jewish Americans need to come out and rebuke it. I mean, it's absurd that we're going to say ICE is worse than the Nazis. What are we even doing right now?”
Duffy argued that protesters are often portrayed sympathetically. “And of course, the left always gets away with that kind of rhetoric. They always paint people who are agitators, who are breaking the law, as somehow victims,” she said.
She cited prior incidents as examples. “That's the migrants, that's also the radical lefties who are confronting ICE in these cities. They did it with George Floyd, they also did it with Jordan Neely,” Duffy said.
“If you remember, that was an incredible altercation with Jordan Neely and a young former veteran. He was presented as a child, as a young black child. No, the guy was a man, a black male man who was schizophrenic, had a history of drug abuse, clearly was having an episode.”
Duffy concluded, “They lie about these situations all the time to garner sympathy for the agitators, for the criminals. And the victims are always, always law-abiding citizens.”
Posobiec noted critics argue that enforcement operations have become excessive, saying some believe the administration’s tactics are getting “too strong” and have “run their course.” He invited Duffy, who lives near Minneapolis and previously covered unrest in Kenosha, to weigh in from a local perspective.
Duffy defended the continuation of strong immigration enforcement, arguing that many Americans voted specifically for those policies. “So first and foremost, there are millions of Americans across the country who voted for President Trump, who voted therefore for mass deportations and are being defrauded out of their vote by psychopath Antifa Karens in Minneapolis,” she said.
She added that communities surrounding Minneapolis supported Trump and are dealing with spillover effects. “People in St. Croix County, which is 20 minutes from Minneapolis, voted for President Trump. The people of the 7th district of Wisconsin, which borders Minnesota and therefore Minneapolis, voted overwhelmingly for President Trump,” she said.
Duffy argued that policies in Minneapolis affect nearby communities. “We see the problems that Minneapolis lets in with their toleration of illegal immigration spill into our communities,” she said. “So because a bunch of crazy people in Minneapolis, encouraged by the government officials, are trying to subvert ICE, confront ICE, we don't have a country anymore. That's completely unjustified.”
“And Gen Z, I mean, it's fascinating. You're seeing a lot of young people confront ICE in the streets, but I'm also noticing a lot of millennials,” she said. “If you ask young conservative Gen Zers, immigration is the number one or two issue.”
“And that's because mass immigration devalues American labor. No one is hurt more by the devaluation of American labor than young Americans. So this is a winning issue for young people, for Republicans, for Trump, and I hope they stick with it.”
Duffy said public perception is being shaped by rhetoric. “Well, they're making it that way, Jack. I mean, it's being self-presented as horrific, as a Nazi regime, right?” she said.
She slammed comparisons between immigration enforcement and Nazi policies after comments made by Stephen Colbert, who said that ICE had exceeded the Nazis, saying, “Yeah, Jewish Americans need to come out and rebuke it. I mean, it's absurd that we're going to say ICE is worse than the Nazis. What are we even doing right now?”
Duffy argued that protesters are often portrayed sympathetically. “And of course, the left always gets away with that kind of rhetoric. They always paint people who are agitators, who are breaking the law, as somehow victims,” she said.
She cited prior incidents as examples. “That's the migrants, that's also the radical lefties who are confronting ICE in these cities. They did it with George Floyd, they also did it with Jordan Neely,” Duffy said.
“If you remember, that was an incredible altercation with Jordan Neely and a young former veteran. He was presented as a child, as a young black child. No, the guy was a man, a black male man who was schizophrenic, had a history of drug abuse, clearly was having an episode.”
Duffy concluded, “They lie about these situations all the time to garner sympathy for the agitators, for the criminals. And the victims are always, always law-abiding citizens.”
