Dozens of anti-ICE protesters busted at Trump Tower after lobby takeover: ‘Bring them home!’
New York PostMAY 30
Anti-ICE Protests Spread Across US
Above: Demonstrators holding signs at an immigration protest in Trump Tower on June 9, 2025, in New York City. Image copyright: Erik McGregor/Contributor/LightRocket via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
The federal government must end this illegal, anti-American violence ravaging the country. In Los Angeles, anarchists waving foreign flags are torching vehicles, attacking police, and looting businesses, turning streets into lawless hellscapes. Democrats, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, excuse this chaos, even as rioters target ICE for enforcing immigration laws. Trump's troop deployment is justified to restore order and protect citizens from this radical left insurrection.
Democratic narrative
Trump has unleashed overt authoritarianism onto American protesters, fabricating a so-called "insurrection" crisis as an excuse. Protests against ICE raids were mostly peaceful, with limited violence exaggerated to justify military intervention. By overriding local authorities, Trump escalated tensions, trampled free speech, and invented a disaster to silence dissent. This dangerous power doesn't protect public safety, it threatens democracy.
Cynical narrative
Democrats backing illegal immigrants and Republicans opposing them stoke chaos to justify sweeping security measures. Liberal mayors let cities descend into violence, while Trump, citing "national security," readies surveillance tech like Palantir's. As both sides empower technocrats to target everyone, Americans must unite, reject both sides of this divisive ploy, and resist the encroaching surveillance state.