Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois, dropped a bombshell on CNN’s News Central Tuesday, declaring, I want to abolish the funding and Trump’s ICE. He quickly caveated that in theory Immigration and Customs Enforcement should exist—but not in its current form under Trump. This isn’t just sloppy phrasing; it’s a peek into the progressive playbook of defunding law enforcement institutions they dislike while paying lip service to their necessity. Krishnamoorthi’s words echo the defund the police rhetoric that swept Democrat circles post-2020 riots, where agencies were starved of resources amid surging crime. Now, he’s eyeing ICE the same way, signaling a willingness to gut federal enforcement on borders and customs, potentially leaving America more vulnerable to illegal immigration, fentanyl floods, and cartel operations.
For the 2A community, this is a flashing red warning light. ICE isn’t just about deportations; it’s a key federal agency intertwined with ATF operations on gun trafficking across borders—think Mexican cartels arming up with smuggled firearms and walking them back north. Defunding or abolishing ICE under a Trump administration could cripple joint task forces that trace illegal guns, monitor smuggling routes, and disrupt networks feeding violence into U.S. cities. We’ve seen this movie before: when sanctuary policies and defunded local cops let crime spike, law-abiding gun owners bore the brunt through higher victimization rates and eroded public safety. Krishnamoorthi’s theoretical nod to ICE’s existence is meaningless without funding—it’s like saying you support the Second Amendment in theory but want to ban AR-15s. Pro-2A patriots in Illinois and beyond should hammer this in the Senate race; a vote for him risks handcuffing the very tools that protect our communities from armed invaders.
The implications ripple nationwide as Democrats eye reclaiming power. If Krishnamoorthi-types gain traction, expect ICE’s budget to be slashed alongside pushes for gun control that ignore root causes like open borders. This is why 2A advocacy must link arms with border security: secure perimeters mean fewer illegal guns, fewer excuses for confiscation. Firearms owners, stay vigilant—tag this story, share it wide, and remind voters that abolish the funding is code for chaos. Your rights depend on strong enforcement, not theoretical platitudes.
