Overview
- Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Chris Murphy called ICE’s Minnesota operations a “dystopia” and accused agents of tear-gassing schools, disappearing legal residents, and killing American citizens.
- Murphy asserted that about 70% of people detained in the surge have no criminal record, directly contradicting DHS leadership’s claim that 70% are offenders.
- Coverage noted that independent analyses have disputed the DHS statistic cited by Secretary Kristi Noem, underscoring a central fight over how detainee data is being portrayed.
- Host Shannon Bream played a clip of Tom Homan advocating a ramp-down of street operations if local authorities cooperate, a framing Murphy dismissed as unreasonable given what he described as ongoing abuses.
- Calling the situation an emergency, Murphy cited polling showing broad public disapproval and pressed for immediate legislative action to curb ICE, as investigations and legal challenges continue around the Minnesota surge.