Walz and Frey’s Little Rebellion Just Got a Federal Wake-Up Call [WATCH]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche accused a governor and a mayor of actively encouraging actions that obstruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, calling such conduct illegal under federal law and saying elected officials should be supporting, not undermining, federal officers.

Blanche made the remarks while addressing what he described as public statements and actions by state and local leaders that he said have encouraged individuals to interfere with ICE agents as they carry out their duties.

He said federal law is clear that officers must be allowed to perform their jobs without interference, regardless of who is doing the obstructing.

“You saw the governor and the mayor actively encouraging, encouraging criminals to go out on the street and impede ICE that is not allowed under our law,” Blanche said.

“When a Federal officer is out doing their job, they have to be allowed to do their jobs.”

Blanche said the Justice Department found it necessary to confront the situation directly because of what he characterized as a breakdown in support from state and local leadership.

He said it was troubling that federal officials had to intervene to address the conduct of elected leaders.

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“And the fact that we had to stand up and tell a mayor that we had to stand up and tell a governor to stop encouraging the folks that are out there running around trying to stop ICE, to stop encouraging them when what they really should be doing is helping their fellow Federal officers,” Blanche said.

“It’s something that’s that’s horrible.”

He emphasized that federal law applies equally to everyone, including elected officials, and that no one is exempt from the prohibition on interfering with federal law enforcement.

“But listen, no matter who you are, whether you’re a governor, a mayor or somebody out there on the streets assaulting ICE, you cannot, under federal law, you cannot impede a Federal officer doing their job,” Blanche said.

Blanche said the issue is not theoretical, arguing that public statements made by state and local leaders are visible and have real-world consequences.

While he declined to discuss any ongoing investigation, he said the public can evaluate the conduct of those officials for themselves.

“And that that’s that’s what we’re looking at and and I’m not going to talk about the investigation, but, but American people can, can see what the mayor has been saying,” Blanche said.

“They can see what the governor has been saying, and it’s obvious that that has to stop.”

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