Are there any internal surveys suggesting that these viral confrontations at ICE detention centers are resonating positively with voters for the Democratic Party? As detailed by RedState’s Jennifer Oliver O’Connell earlier on Thursday, we recently witnessed an incident in California and now another event is unfolding in Chicago. In this case, the involved politicians unwisely exposed their mismatched priorities.
In the most recent instance, Illinois Democrat Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jonathan Jackson arrived to demand access to a Chicago ICE facility. They pompously insisted at the entrance window, claiming their importance warranted immediate entry. However, the person at the window remained unimpressed. Maintaining professionalism, he informed them that they had no influence, repeatedly clarified the details, and calmly mentioned that the police had been alerted before shutting the window on them. It was quite a scene.
.@rep_jackson and I were just denied entry to the South Loop ICE facility in Chicago.
We intended to ask questions and conduct congressional oversight on possible unlawful ICE actions as Donald Trump’s administration targets immigrant communities.
More to come. pic.twitter.com/ufrHr1k2dl
— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) June 17, 2025
In dutiful fashion, MSNBC had a lengthy segment with Jackson about what he endured, where he provided more video. This one showed the two politicians as they tried to influence another individual at a security fence at the facility, and they were shown the same level of disinterest by the agents. Jackson moaned that they had powers of congressional oversight and complained that they had been told to make arrangements ahead of time in order to tour the facility.
This has been a repeated standard in any of these cases, yet Democrats arrive at ICE locations and demand immediate entry. All staff are supposed to halt any and all activity and bow to the whims of these politicians arriving without notice. Once they are told they have no power, these jesters preen for the cameras about how rudely they were treated and how the agents at these locations do not take a knee and allow unfettered access.
Oh, about those cameras. Is it not the least a bit curious that these episodes are always caught on film, and then the press has either instant stories lined up or at least gets spoon-fed video clips for their immediate reports? In the case of these two Chicago drama queens, the entire intent is exposed when we see a stark dichotomy of the effort made for their visit.
Despite all of the prior instances of Democrats being rebuffed in this fashion and told they need to make prior arrangements, somehow this message never got through to Rep. Kristamoorshi and Rep. Jackson. So neither man was capable of contacting the facility ahead of time. Yet, as we see in this clip, they did manage to have the foresight, the energy, and the time to contact numerous members of the press to notify them of this “surprise” visit.
CPD is called to this ICE check in subcontractor office in South Loop as @rep_jackson and @CongressmanRaja stop by unannounced to see what’s going on here. No arrests made. @nbcchicago pic.twitter.com/qDqNMhK0BC
— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) June 17, 2025
Somehow a minimum of half a dozen affiliates – including Univision – had been called out, but at no point did it occur to these men to notify the facility officials that they were coming?! That is all that is needed to see this is all nothing but performative theatrics. They want these confrontational episodes on camera because those can then be spun and interpreted as nefarious examples of an authoritarian regime.
For further proof that this is all pre-fab hysterics, we note something else – what we do not see. We never manage to get presented the video follow-up when the politicians eventually gain access inside these locations. We do not get primetime reports or banner headlines about the horrific conditions or barbaric treatment of the immigrants, because we know the outlets would love nothing better than to display such gripping evidence. In other words, the stated goal of these confrontations never manages to get reported. Curious that.
These performers always crow about wanting to get the information about what is taking place inside and how the detainees are treated, yet this never manages to be broadcast. It is only the crude confrontations and accusations of intemperate treatment of our angelic political leaders that gets the news coverage, as the press plays along.
The entire point is to broadcast staged episodes. Which means that while claiming to be concerned about the welfare of immigrants we see what really has the media’s interest — it is the poor treatment of the Democrat politicians.
