Joe Battenfeld: Democrats' new platform: We're not the party of law and order

Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald on May 14, 2025

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It’s official: Democrats have decided to become the party of protecting illegal criminal migrants and gang members – and that is their key to regaining power.

The left elements of the party now control Democrats and they are the ones who could be responsible for destroying the party.

The Democrats are not the party of law and order. They are the new “no respect for law and order” party. That’s the issue they’re going to plant their flag on.

It’s not a winning strategy for Democrats and it’s not resonating with voters. They need to take control from the left wing elements of the party to regain the American people’s trust, or suffer even more setbacks in the mid term election.

If the narrative is, President Trump is trying to deport criminals and gang members, then Trump wins.

Trump is just fulfilling his campaign promise. Voters wanted this. It’s become his signature issue and most Americans support it.

The newest Democratic tactic is to go to the scene of ICE detentions and operations and disrupt the situation – the latest example being in New Jersey when three members of Congress allegedly stormed the place. Ed Markey and Ayanna Pressley must have missed the memo on being there.

The Democrats’ intent is to get arrested and become martyrs, but initial body camera footage shows them starting the altercations with ICE agents..

These are the images going across the country, making Democrats look deranged and affecting ice agents’ safety.

The problem is they’re not exactly freeing Nelson Mandela – it’s rapists and gang members who are among the detainees in the ICE facility in New Jersey.

The disruptions also occurred in Worcester, where police put out a mealy-mouthed statement saying they were not there to assist ICE – bending over backwards to distance themselves from the immigration officers there because they are so kowtowed by the left.

Their message was ‘we’re not helping law enforcement even though we’re with the police department.’

Acton police did the same thing when Democrats put out social media messages about ICE activities in that town.

“During the course of the operation, conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acton Police were asked to respond solely for the purpose of maintaining public safety and managing crowd control,” Police Chief James Cogan said in a statement. “At no point did Acton Police officers take part in any enforcement actions related to immigration.”

He went on to say police were only there to “help ensure that the situation remained peaceful and that everyone’s rights – including the right to protest – were respected….In keeping with well established select board and town policies, and in consultation with the town’s legal counsel, we do not ask anyone we interact with about their immigration status.”

Phew, that’s good to know, Chief Cogan.

State Sen. Jamie Eldridge, a liberal Democrat, wrote that ICE agents were in Acton “trolling and traumatizing the community.”

He also added that he is trying to contact those detained by ICE with lawyers.

This is the Democratic Party of today.