Left seeks martyrs to fuel anti-Trump uprising as ICE enforcement operations ramp up nationwide

Left-wing groups escalate tactics against Trump's immigration crackdown, seeking martyrs to fuel unrest, but smart enforcement can deny radicals their goals.

Chuck DeVore is a vice president with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was elected to the California legislature, is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, and the author of the new book, "Crisis of the House Never United."

The signs are everywhere. In recent days, we’ve witnessed nullificationist governors and mayors openly defying federal authority, stoking violent rhetoric in the wake of the shooting death of Rachel Good in Minneapolis after she allegedly attempted to rundown a federal law enforcement agent. This incitement by elected officials inevitably increases the threat of violence against ICE agents. This is a calculated strategy.  

As the New York Post reported, Good was a so-called "ICE Watch" activist, whom a friend called a "warrior." Meaning, Good was at the federal law enforcement operation to disrupt it and — with luck — get filmed while doing so.