Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) dropped a bombshell on MSNBC’s The Briefing Thursday, claiming that ICE’s enforcement actions have somehow made his state less safe. In a classic display of progressive logic, Ellison argues that cracking down on illegal immigration—folks who often bypass background checks, legal vetting, and federal firearms prohibitions—undermines public safety. Never mind the stats: Minnesota’s seen a surge in crimes linked to illegal aliens, from assaults to fentanyl trafficking, with ICE reporting over 1,000 arrests in the state last year alone for serious offenses. Ellison’s pearl-clutching ignores how sanctuary policies like his embolden criminals who couldn’t pass a NICS check if their lives depended on it, turning blue states into de facto no-go zones.

For the 2A community, this is red meat. Ellison’s rhetoric exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of gun control advocacy: elites who demonize law-abiding Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights while shielding violent non-citizens from deportation. ICE raids often net individuals with illegal guns, gang ties, and no regard for our laws—precisely the threats that justify concealed carry for Minnesotans. Data from the FBI and GAO backs this: illegal immigrants are disproportionately involved in firearm crimes in sanctuary jurisdictions, with Minnesota’s own DHS noting elevated risks. Ellison’s complaint isn’t about safety; it’s about politics, prioritizing open borders over armed self-defense.

The implications? 2A patriots should rally: push for state laws mandating cooperation with ICE, highlight how permitless carry (Minnesota’s HF1) arms citizens against the chaos Ellison enables, and expose Dem AGs as the real public safety saboteurs. If ICE backs off, expect more blood on sanctuary streets—proving once again that the right to keep and bear arms is our bulwark against imported anarchy. Stay vigilant, Second Amendment defenders; this is your fight.