Rep. Jayapal Defends Comment Calling Ice 'a Terrorist Force,' Says White House 'owes An Apology' To Americans

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., defended a caller societal media station calling ICE a "terrorist force" Wednesday.

During an question and reply pinch Brianna Keilar connected "CNN News Central," nan big said to Jayapal astir her Tuesday Instagram post wherever she wrote that "ICE is acting for illustration a violent force. People crossed nan state of each ineligible statuses — including U.S. citizens — are being kidnapped and vanished disconnected nan thoroughfare by masked men. No oversight, nary accountability. Completely lawless."

Keilar asked Jayapal to respond to a connection from White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, which was obtained by Fox News Digital. 

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 Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., defended a caller societal media station calling ICE a "terrorist force" Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

In nan statement, Jackson said, "Jayapal’s disgusting comments warrant an contiguous apology. Heroic ICE officers are simply doing their jobs and enforcing national migration law, pinch nan utmost professionalism."

"Dangerous smears by deranged leftists for illustration Jayapal radicalize their supporters to violently onslaught and obstruct national rule enforcement. Because of comments for illustration Jayapal’s, assaults against ICE agents person increased by 500% this year. And that number will spell moreover higher if Jayapal doesn’t extremity pinch her smears," Jackson added. 

Jayapal responded, "What is deranged and sadistic and outrageous is that, literally, we are seeing ICE agents, I presume they‘re ICE agents. They opportunity they are. They don‘t person immoderate identification. They‘re wearing masks. They‘re successful plain clothes. They are coming and kidnapping and disappearing group connected nan streets of nan United States."

"I ne'er successful a cardinal years thought that that is thing that I would spot present successful America," she added. "And truthful I deliberation it is nan management that has to apologize to U.S. citizens that person been rounded up to legal, imperishable residents, to group pinch ineligible statuses crossed nan state who are getting swept up, group who person been present for 20 years and committed nary crimes, getting swept up by masked men who are kidnaping them and deporting them."

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said that Rep. Pramila Jayapal should apologize for her "disgusting comments."  (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

 Jayapal called ICE’s immigration enforcement "outrageous," "unconstitutional," and "illegal." 

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"It is perfectly terrorizing people, including mini businesses, farmers," Jayapal said. "The information array I had successful Spokane was pinch group from nan Growers League, farmers who are terrified, edifice owners who can‘t have, you know, who are seeing their income spell down because cipher wants to travel retired and eat. Literally. People are truthful afraid, Brianna. It‘s ne'er thing I thought I would spot successful nan United States of America. The White House owes an apology to nan American group for what they are doing." 

Border czar Tom Homan brought up attacks connected ICE agents connected Monday during an quality connected "The Will Cain Show," saying that assaults against ICE agents person accrued by complete 500%.  (C-SPAN)

Border czar Tom Homan brought up attacks connected ICE agents connected Monday during an quality connected "The Will Cain Show" wherever he besides criticized a caller app called ICEBlock that is reportedly being used to way ICE agents. 

"Assault against ICE is up complete 500%," Homan said. "Now you've sewage an app that's going to show wherever ICE operations are going to. It's only a matter of clip earlier ICE agents are ambushed by immoderate nut, for illustration what happened successful L.A., throwing them retired a cocktail, throwing bricks astatine these officers. This is conscionable disgusting astatine each level." 

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