Iraq Vet: One Question Everyone Should be Asking About ICE

Thursday, January 29, 2026

We have to be clear about what we are witnessing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota.

As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one " not because it's announced, but because it's being carried out. In the span of weeks, ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans. In over a year of combat in Iraq, my battalion of 500 soldiers did not kill a single person.

Posted by jpw at 10:20 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

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FTA:

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara stated publicly that, in 2025, the Minneapolis Police Department recovered roughly 900 guns from the street and arrested hundreds of violent offenders " and did not kill a single person.

Let that sit with you.

If the Minneapolis Police Department didn't kill anyone in a year of active policing, and my combat unit didn't kill anyone in over a year of war, Minnesotans are right to ask why ICE and the Border Patrol have killed two people here in two weeks.

The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission " or they are operating outside accountability.

Answer is both.

This is their mission and they're being allowed to execute it without fear of repercussions or consequences from DoJ or other law enforcement.

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2026-01-29 10:49 AM