Dem Rep. Friedman on Keeping DHS Shut Down Despite Threats: ICE Isn’t Properly Focused

March 13, 2026
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Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) dropped a real head-scratcher on CNN's The Story Is Thursday, defending the ongoing DHS shutdown amid surging homeland threats by claiming ICE and Border Patrol's focus is not on the right place. In a nutshell, while cartels flood the border with fentanyl, human traffickers, and God-knows-what-else, this Democrat insists we keep the lights off at the Department of Homeland Security because the agencies aren't prioritizing... whatever progressive checkbox she's imagining. It's the kind of logic that makes you wonder if Friedman's district in sunny California has its own private force field against the chaos spilling over from sanctuary-state policies. Dig deeper, and this isn't just bureaucratic theater—it's a flashing red warning for the 2A community. DHS oversees critical border security infrastructure, including the tech and intel that tracks armed smugglers crossing into our neighborhoods. With ICE defunded and demoralized under Biden-Harris priorities, we've already seen spikes in cartel incursions, where AKs and ghost guns flow north alongside the drugs. Friedman's stance signals open season: keep DHS shuttered, and states like Texas will bear the brunt, ramping up demands for armed citizen militias and National Guard deployments. Remember Operation Lone Star? Governor Abbott's armed patrols are filling the void left by feds who prioritize catch-and-release over catch-and-deport. For gun owners, this translates to heightened justification for self-defense carry—because when the government's focus is elsewhere, your AR-15 becomes the thin blue line between your family and the invaders. The implications scream urgency for 2A patriots: a prolonged DHS blackout emboldens enemies foreign and domestic, eroding the very sovereignty that justifies our God-given right to keep and bear arms. Friedman's comments aren't a gaffe; they're a manifesto for weakness, proving once again that Democrats view border hawks—and armed Americans—as the real threat. Rally your reps, stock your mags, and vote like the homeland depends on it—because it does.

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Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) dropped a real head-scratcher on CNN’s The Story Is Thursday, defending the ongoing DHS shutdown amid surging homeland threats by claiming ICE and Border Patrol’s focus is not on the right place. In a nutshell, while cartels flood the border with fentanyl, human traffickers, and God-knows-what-else, this Democrat insists we keep the lights off at the Department of Homeland Security because the agencies aren’t prioritizing… whatever progressive checkbox she’s imagining. It’s the kind of logic that makes you wonder if Friedman’s district in sunny California has its own private force field against the chaos spilling over from sanctuary-state policies.

Dig deeper, and this isn’t just bureaucratic theater—it’s a flashing red warning for the 2A community. DHS oversees critical border security infrastructure, including the tech and intel that tracks armed smugglers crossing into our neighborhoods. With ICE defunded and demoralized under Biden-Harris priorities, we’ve already seen spikes in cartel incursions, where AKs and ghost guns flow north alongside the drugs. Friedman’s stance signals open season: keep DHS shuttered, and states like Texas will bear the brunt, ramping up demands for armed citizen militias and National Guard deployments. Remember Operation Lone Star? Governor Abbott’s armed patrols are filling the void left by feds who prioritize catch-and-release over catch-and-deport. For gun owners, this translates to heightened justification for self-defense carry—because when the government’s focus is elsewhere, your AR-15 becomes the thin blue line between your family and the invaders.

The implications scream urgency for 2A patriots: a prolonged DHS blackout emboldens enemies foreign and domestic, eroding the very sovereignty that justifies our God-given right to keep and bear arms. Friedman’s comments aren’t a gaffe; they’re a manifesto for weakness, proving once again that Democrats view border hawks—and armed Americans—as the real threat. Rally your reps, stock your mags, and vote like the homeland depends on it—because it does.

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