Dave Rubin shocked his audience by posting a direct-message clip in which Representative Ilhan Omar is shown openly discussing a Democratic plan to strip funding and contracts from Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a radical step that would cripple frontline border security. Rubin’s clip lit a fuse because it exposed what many Americans have suspected: that a political faction wants to dismantle institutions that keep our country safe.

This is not a fringe rumor; Omar has led a congressional push to end contracts between ICE and state or local jails, spearheading letters that call for phasing out those arrangements as part of a broader “reform.” Democrats who cheerlead this agenda are effectively advocating to hollow out enforcement capacities while the border crisis rages, putting communities and law-abiding citizens at risk.

The stakes became painfully real when Omar and other Minnesota lawmakers were blocked from an ICE facility amid protests after a recent fatal shooting connected to immigration enforcement, a chaotic scene that underscored the volatile consequences of defunding or politicizing law enforcement. Rather than using the moment to calm nerves and support due process, left-wing politicians rushed to weaponize tragedy into a campaign to weaken ICE’s oversight and detention capabilities.

Now we’re seeing a coordinated effort to sever cooperation between ICE and local police, including moves to gut the 287(g) partnerships that help localities identify dangerous illegal immigrants. The result of stripping these tools away will be less information sharing, slower removals of criminal aliens, and more victims of preventable crimes — a predictable outcome that Democrats seem to accept in their pursuit of ideological purity.

Meanwhile, rhetoric from activist groups and some Democratic leaders has fueled hostility toward ICE officers, coinciding with a disturbing rise in threats and assaults against agents who do the difficult job of enforcing our laws. We can’t pretend this is just political theater; encouraging the collapse of institutions that protect our borders emboldens lawlessness and sends a message that the rule of law is negotiable.

Americans who love this country should oppose any plan to defund or dismantle ICE, and demand that lawmakers stop playing politics with public safety. It’s time for patriots to stand up for the men and women who enforce our laws, insist on sane border policy, and hold accountable any elected official who would trade our security for radical ideology.