In a stunning display of left-wing priorities, Democrat officials in Providence, Rhode Island, are more concerned about how a violent MS-13 member and fentanyl dealer was arrested than the fact that a dangerous criminal is off the streets. This week, ICE took down a known gang affiliate—a move that should be universally applauded. But instead of celebrating a win for public safety, local leaders are launching an investigation into whether police dared to assist federal immigration enforcement.
An MS-13 fentanyl trafficker was just arrested in Providence, Rhode Island.
The mayor and city council president are pledging to investigate…
Not the MS-13 problem, but to ensure police didn’t assist ICE in arresting him.
Totally insane. pic.twitter.com/rOT664NaRb
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) July 16, 2025
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called the arrest “jarring” and rushed to assure illegal immigrants that local police “will not cooperate or serve as immigration agents.” Meanwhile, a Democratic state lawmaker went full radical, comparing ICE to the Gestapo—because apparently, arresting violent drug traffickers is now equivalent to Nazi oppression.
'ACT OF TERROR': Progressive Rhode Island lawmaker @EnriqueForRI unleashes heinous "Nazi Gestapo" insult at @ICEgov after agents arrested his "neighbor," but officials turn the tables on the far-left representative with a brutal reality check. The violent illegal alien taken into… pic.twitter.com/TYVU1kVg0d
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2025
The message from the left is clear: Protecting criminal illegal aliens is more important than protecting American citizens. While families are being destroyed by fentanyl pouring across the border, Democrats are more worried about hurt feelings and “sanctuary” policies than stopping actual predators.
'ACT OF TERROR': Progressive Rhode Island lawmaker @EnriqueForRI unleashes heinous "Nazi Gestapo" insult at @ICEgov after agents arrested his "neighbor," but officials turn the tables on the far-left representative with a brutal reality check. The violent illegal alien taken into… pic.twitter.com/TYVU1kVg0d
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2025
Key Quotes from the Outrage:
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Mayor Smiley: “Providence police are there to protect them [the community], that they will not cooperate or serve as immigration agents.”
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Unnamed Democrat Lawmaker: Likened ICE to the Gestapo for doing their job.
This is a Rhode Island Democratic state rep who called ICE “Nazi Gestapo thugs” for “kidnapping” a “neighbor” in Providence, RI in what he described as an “act of terror”.
The “neighbor” turned out to be Honduran MS-13 gang member w/ pending fentanyl trafficking charges in RI. https://t.co/Cz2sgtto5g
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 15, 2025
This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s outright betrayal. If police had turned a blind eye to an MS-13 member, these same politicians would be screaming about “systemic failures.” But because ICE was involved, suddenly law enforcement is the enemy.
The real question is: Who do Democrats actually work for? Because their panic over this arrest suggests they care more about shielding criminal illegal aliens than keeping Americans safe.