Despite a harrowing riot at a Portland, Oregon, ICE facility, the mob burned an American flag, assaulted officers, and damaged property, a patriotic agent raised a new flag, which many saw as a symbol of resilience and patriotism. Despite the blatant disrespect shown towards America by these dangerous riots, ICE agents are committed to keeping the country safe.
For context, reacting to the July 4, 2025, riot and a 500% surge in assaults on agents, Border Czar Tom Homan vowed to prosecute rioters aggressively. He also promised to intensify operations in sanctuary cities like Portland and Chicago. Homan indicated that ICE would be shifting resources from compliant states like Florida to put an end to the violence.
Issuing a statement on the patriotic officer, a DHS spokesperson said, “On Independence Day, violent rioters targeted ICE’s facility in the South Portland area… They assaulted law enforcement, vandalized federal property, and burned an American flag.”
Continuing its announcement, the DHS stated, “This is the type of unwavering patriotism and love of America that our law enforcement officers display on the job day in and day out. Threats or acts of violence against law enforcement will NOT be tolerated… If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer, we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
Doubling down on this condemnation, Tom Homan promised to bring the hammer down on lawless sanctuary cities. The border czar said, “We’re going to do the job… we are going to double down and triple down the sanctuary cities… If we can’t arrest that bad guy in the jail, then we’ll go to the community and we’ll find him. Or we’ll do more worksite enforcement.”
Emphasizing his commitment to Trump’s mass deportation agenda, Homan added, “When additional searches happen, agents will find other illegal immigrants who ‘aren’t a criminal target, but they’re in the country illegally,’ and ‘we’re gonna arrest them too.’”
Concluding his remarks, with additional details about how Republican states are following along with Trump’s agenda, Homan stated, “We agree with all the sheriffs in Florida… They’re taking our detainers… so we can send less resources in Florida and send them to New York, Chicago, Portland and L.A.”
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As we reported, Homan has denounced the unacceptable rhetoric many Democrats use when talking about ICE agents. According to the immigration Czar, “Assault against ICE is up over 500%. Now you’ve got an app that’s going to tell where ICE operations are going to. It’s only a matter of time before ICE agents are ambushed by some nut, like what happened in L.A., throwing them out a cocktail, throwing bricks at these officers. This is just disgusting at every level.”
Similarly, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson slammed the “Dangerous smears by deranged leftists [which] radicalize their supporters to violently attack and obstruct federal law enforcement. Because of [these] comments … assaults against ICE agents have increased by 500% this year. And that number will go even higher.”