.@GavinNewsom, stop the reckless threats and demonization of our law enforcement. America deserves better than this.
No amount of political fundraising or posturing to extremists and activists will make America better for our children. That is who we are fighting for: the next… pic.twitter.com/YLWleB7q9U
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) September 23, 2025
Democratic-run states and cities have waged war on ICE agents over migration policies. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported a 413% increase in violent physical assaults on ICE officers back in June, but that number has more than doubled to 1,000% due to the ongoing political rhetoric that these agents are kidnapping innocent people. California’s Governor Gavin Newsom implemented the first legislation in the nation prohibiting ICE agents from wearing facial masks.
“What are you afraid of?” Newsom mocked ICE officers as supporters cheered. These men and women have been doxxed online. Home addresses, names of family members, and in some instances, where their children attend school, are circulating on the internet. Certain Republic-led states like Tennessee and Florida have introduced legislation to ban doxxing practices. Florida routinely conducts check-ins and patrols to ensure the safety of ICE agents and their families.
Mobs of angry protestors commonly surround ICE raids, and violence ensues. Pictures of agents circulate online forums where deranged individuals seek out their personal information to stalk and harass federal agents. Democrats have encouraged the aggression. “Every single ICE agent who’s engaged in this aggressive overreach and are trying to hide their identities from the American people will be unsuccessful in doing that,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said.
The “No Secret Police Act” implemented by Newsom is intended to act as a counter to “lawless immigration raids.” Newsom claims there are anti-doxxing laws in place in California. “If you’re going to go down that path, do judges then start getting masked? Do elected officials start masking themselves? Does anyone that’s on the receiving end of modern day bullying as it relates to online activity?” Elected officials such as Newsom are surrounded by security at all times. ICE agents are offered no such protections and must physically protect themselves for assaults that seem inevitable in these blue-run areas that favor criminal behavior.
Newsom forgets that federal law will always supersede state law. The Supremacy Clause (Article VI) states that the US Constitution is the “supreme law of the land” that takes precedence over any and all state laws or constitutions.
His statements are purely political posturing and theater. No police officer would dare to arrest a federal law enforcement agent and risk public humiliation or potential criminal charges.