Jonathan Van Ness, the hair-styling sensation from Netflix’s *Queer Eye* and a pitchman for Ulta Beauty, unleashed a tirade against ICE, branding the agency a literal secret police force that’s murdering citizens in the streets. This outburst came in defense of massive fraud investigations targeting Somali migrant networks in Minnesota—schemes involving millions in taxpayer-funded benefits like COVID relief and food stamps, where participants allegedly funneled cash back to Somalia while barely scraping by on American soil. Van Ness dismissed the crackdown as targeted racism and xenophobia, ignoring how these probes uncovered identity theft rings and fake businesses that exploited lax immigration enforcement. It’s peak Hollywood hypocrisy: a celebrity shielded by gated communities and private security, demonizing the very law enforcement keeping chaos at bay.
For the 2A community, this rhetoric isn’t just celebrity noise—it’s a flashing red light on the escalating war against order. When stars like Van Ness equate ICE with Gestapo tactics, they normalize portraying federal agents as existential threats, much like anti-gun activists paint armed citizens as domestic terrorists. Remember the Minnesota fraud? It thrived in sanctuary havens where ICE was handcuffed, leading to unchecked migrant crime spikes—assaults, thefts, even murders that armed, law-abiding locals often have to counter with their own Second Amendment protections. Van Ness’s secret police murdering citizens fantasy echoes the left’s playbook: defund protectors, empower predators, then cry foul when violence erupts. We’ve seen it in cities like Minneapolis post-2020 riots, where slashed police budgets left good guys relying on concealed carry to fill the void.
The implications cut deeper: if ICE is the villain for enforcing borders, what’s next for ATF door-kickers raiding gun owners over pistol braces or rogue registries? This cultural smear campaign erodes respect for authority, priming the pump for gun grabs under the guise of public safety. 2A patriots, take note—Van Ness’s viral vent is a symptom of elite detachment, where open borders flood streets with unvetted risks, making your AR-15 not just a right, but a necessity. Stay vigilant; the real secret force here is the one dismantling America from within.
