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House Speaker Mike Johnson On Friday, Democrats pushing ice agents to kick themselves out told Fox News they were the same “people who have mandated masks in America for years” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Johnson was asked by Fox News that he responded “involving some Democrats.” [House Minority] leader [Hakeem] Jeffries suggested that Ice Agent Those arresting some of these immigrants should not wear masks. ”
“From people who mandated people in America for years to wear masks. That’s ridiculous. They need to retreat from the ice, respect our agents and stop protesting against them,” Johnson said. “They are trying to support the rule of law and don’t want to be targeted by Democratic activists, so I’m in favor of any protocol.”
“Ice agents trying to hide their identity from Americans will fail to do that,” Jeffries said Tuesday, saying they will all be identified “no matter how long it takes or what it takes.”
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Left House Speaker Mike Johnson responded to recent comments on Friday about minority leader Hakeem Jeffries about the ice agent wearing a mask. (Getty Images)
Johnson was then asked on Friday, “Is it okay to have something that doesn’t identify you when you’re arresting immigrants?”
“Why? So that they can target them?” he replied. “So can they put their name and face online and dock them? That’s what these activists do. So we have to protect those who protect our community.
“And it’s ridiculous that calling for ICE for trying to do the job has made it difficult for them to do that for years for members of Congress or other elected leaders.
At a weekly press conference on Friday, Fox News asked Jeffries if they were worried that perhaps some ice agents could endanger the safety of them and their families.
“To me it seems like an official Department of Homeland Security, From a transparency perspective, including ice, it should be kept to the same standards as every other part of law enforcement,” said a New York Democrat.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu also spoke to a masked ice agent. (via Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times Getty Images and via Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg)
Jeffries’ official X account in September 2020 he I wrote it “It’s not that complicated. Wear it. A. Mask.”
About a year later, August 2021 Jeffries said “Please get the vaccine. Wear a mask. We’ll crush the virus.”
Two Virginia Democrats, Mark Warner and Tim Kane, also wrote last month to Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem.
“National and in Virginia, law enforcement arrests individuals in sensitive places such as the streets and courts, making masked ice officers and agents with no clearly visible identification. Such actions put everyone at risk and targeted individuals, ice officers, agents and potentially misleading bystanders attempt to intervene,” he said.
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An ice officer has been seen arrested in Lynn, Massachusetts last month. (ice )
“We urge ice officers and agents to quickly and clearly identify as law enforcement officers in arresting subjects, limiting the use of face coverings during arrests and other enforcement actions, to avoid threats and reduce safety risks to the public,” the senator added.
In August 2021, Kane also wore a mask. Write in a Facebook post He was “deeply concerned about the rapid rise in Covid-19 delta variant infections we are seeing across the federation,” he said, “we should do everything we can to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, including CDC guidance on vaccinations, indoor masking, indoor masking, and social distancing.”
“Let’s continue to protect ourselves by vaccinating, masking and social distancing so that people, we can safely return to all the activities we love.” Warner Added at that time.
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Representatives from Jeffries, Kane and Warner did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital on Friday.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram, Tyler Olson and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
