Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) wrote an opinion piece for Fox News, warning against efforts to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Kennedy drew parallels between these calls and the previous movement to defund the police in 2020.
“As I’ve watched the protests in Minneapolis, it seems obvious to me that America is at risk of falling face-first into another disastrous anti-law enforcement crisis,” Kennedy stated.
He criticized the decision to cut police funding in 2020 and compared it to current proposals targeting ICE. “It was weapons-grade stupid to defund the police in 2020. It is just as dumb to defund ICE today. From terrorists entering the country to cartels smuggling people and drugs into our communities, President Joe Biden’s open border policies were a disaster for the security and prosperity of the United States. President Trump may have made it look easy to secure the border, but it wasn’t. ICE and Border Patrol worked hard from day one to restore order at the border,” he wrote.
Kennedy also emphasized learning from past events: “No one wants to see violence in our streets, but we have got to learn the lessons of 2020 and recognize that good law enforcement is the solution, not the problem.”
Kennedy serves as Louisiana’s senator in Washington, D.C., representing residents across Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans and Shreveport through his district offices. He engages with constituents via newsletters, town halls and public events (official website). Kennedy chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and participates on committees focused on appropriations, budget and energy matters (official website). He has supported initiatives for veterans, farmers, small businesses and national security (official website).
