Another weekend, another staged performance to blur the line between legal immigration and the tidal wave of lawlessness flooding America’s southern border. On Sunday, more than 10,000 people are expected to march through Dallas in what organizers call the “United March for Immigration Reform.” Don’t let the flags and graduation caps fool you—this is a highly coordinated PR stunt aimed at softening the image of illegal immigration while demonizing federal enforcement.
Led by groups like the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other pro-amnesty activists, the demonstration is being touted as the largest protest of President Trump’s border policies since his return to the Oval Office. It’s designed to provoke—and maybe even dare—Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to act. But whether ICE shows up or not, the message from this administration has already been made clear: criminal aliens are no longer safe under the protection of Democrat-run cities.
Organizers are encouraging participants to wear “symbolic” outfits like medical scrubs, military uniforms, and graduation gowns, trying desperately to paint the image of the noble immigrant victimized by evil border agents. It’s all very polished—and very manipulative. This march isn’t about fixing a broken system. It’s about creating the illusion that all immigration, legal or illegal, is morally untouchable.
On the march’s website, the activists slam the White House, accusing it of promoting “hate and fearmongering.” One of the main spokesmen, Texas-based lawyer Domingo Garcia, claims the protest is meant to show “the real face of America’s immigrants” and counter the “false narrative” that links immigrants to gang activity. Of course, he doesn’t distinguish between those who came here legally through the front door and those who broke into the country, skipped the process, and stayed under the radar.
That deliberate conflation is the Left’s go-to move. They blur the line between legal and illegal until the terms mean nothing, then shout “racism!” when anyone dares to suggest that people should follow the law. But Americans aren’t buying it anymore. They’re seeing the crime. They’re watching cities buckle under the strain. And they’re demanding action.
The concern among some activists—voiced most notably by Adrian Carrasquillo in The Bulwark—is that ICE might seize this opportunity to actually enforce the law. “They’re not going to stand down and let the opportunity pass,” said Ed Espinoza, former head of Progress Texas. “This is what ICE does—the third letter literally stands for enforcement.” Well, that would be refreshing, wouldn’t it?
The Trump administration has made it clear that deportations will continue—especially for illegal aliens with criminal records or gang ties. Border Czar Tom Homan has stated that enforcement will be smart, targeted, and relentless. Recent raids in Texas and the D.C. Metro area have already resulted in hundreds of arrests, including 15 members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua and MS-13. These aren’t “dreamers.” They’re violent predators, and they’re being shown the door.
Still, activists at Sunday’s march want the public to believe that anyone here illegally is a victim of systemic oppression, regardless of how they entered or what laws they’ve broken. But facts tell a different story. In the same week this march is planned, ICE and Border Patrol agents have arrested more than 33,000 illegal aliens, including 1,000 gang members and 39 suspected terrorists.
If ICE does show up, the fear from organizers won’t be about optics—it’ll be about exposure. Because the minute the American people see that these events aren’t just filled with apple-pie patriots in graduation gowns, but also individuals with criminal records, expired visas, or gang affiliations, the whole narrative collapses.
The reality is this: the Biden era of catch-and-release is over. Under President Trump, immigration enforcement is back, and it’s unapologetic. There’s no constitutional right to live in this country illegally, and there’s certainly no right to protest enforcement while demanding that the law be ignored.
The question isn’t whether ICE will show up. The question is whether the American people will finally realize how orchestrated, dishonest, and destructive these pro-illegal immigration spectacles really are. And judging by the poll numbers, they already have. The real face of immigration in America is the hardworking citizen watching their community change without consent—while the media props up another march that blurs the difference between law and lawlessness.
Time for the law to step up. And time for ICE to remind the country what that third letter still means.