The Trump administration is firing up its propaganda machine again, this time in New York.
After an off-duty federal customs officer was shot during an attempted robbery in Manhattan, Trump officials wasted no time blaming sanctuary city laws and Mayor Eric Adams for the violence. But let’s be clear that narrative is false and they know it.
Let’s look at the facts. the 42-year-old off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sitting with a friend in a Manhattan park late Saturday night when two individuals approached on a scooter. One of the suspects displayed a firearm, prompting the officer to draw his own service weapon, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
There is no evidence that this incident had anything to do with sanctuary laws or immigration status. But that didn’t stop federal officials from threatening to flood New York with agents to hunt down undocumented people.
This is classic scapegoating. A tragic and complex situation is being twisted into a political weapon. Once again, they’re using fear and misinformation to justify anti-immigrant crackdowns. We’ve seen this pattern before.
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