Battenfeld: Democrats’ new platform: We’re not the party of law and order

It s official Democrats have decided to become the party of protecting illegal criminal newcomers and gang members and that is their key to regaining power The left elements of the party now control Democrats and they are the ones who could be responsible for destroying the party The Democrats are not the party of law and order They are the new no respect for law and order party That s the issue they re going to plant their flag on It s not a winning strategy for Democrats and it s not resonating with voters They need to take control from the left wing elements of the party to regain the American people s trust or suffer even more setbacks in the mid term referendum If the narrative is President Trump is trying to deport criminals and gang members then Trump wins Trump is just fulfilling his campaign promise Voters sought this It s become his signature issue and most of Americans backing it The newest Democratic tactic is to go to the scene of ICE detentions and operations and disrupt the situation the latest example being in New Jersey when three members of Congress allegedly stormed the place Ed Markey and Ayanna Pressley must have missed the memo on being there The Democrats intent is to get arrested and become martyrs but initial body camera footage shows them starting the altercations with ICE agents These are the images going across the country making Democrats look deranged and affecting ice agents safety The issue is they re not exactly freeing Nelson Mandela it s rapists and gang members who are among the detainees in the ICE facility in New Jersey The disruptions also occurred in Worcester where police put out a mealy-mouthed declaration saying they were not there to assist ICE bending over backwards to distance themselves from the immigration officers there because they are so kowtowed by the left Their message was we re not helping law enforcement even though we re with the police department Acton police did the same thing when Democrats put out social media messages about ICE events in that town During the program of the operation conducted by U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Acton Police were requested to respond solely for the purpose of maintaining masses safety and managing crowd control Police Chief James Cogan noted in a comment At no point did Acton Police officers take part in any enforcement actions related to immigration He went on to say police were only there to help ensure that the situation remained peaceful and that everyone s rights including the right to protest were respected In keeping with well established select board and town policies and in consultation with the town s legal counsel we do not ask anyone we interact with about their immigration status Phew that s good to know Chief Cogan State Sen Jamie Eldridge a liberal Democrat wrote that ICE agents were in Acton trolling and traumatizing the region He also added that he is trying to contact those detained by ICE with lawyers This is the Democratic party of at present Rumeysa Ozturk speaks with U S Sen Ed Markey D-MA as U S Rep Ayanna Pressley D-MA speaks at a press conference after arriving at Logan Airport Saturday in Boston Ozturk a Tufts University novice was circulated Friday after federal functionaries detained her for six weeks at a Louisiana immigration detention center Photo by Mel Musto Getty Images