{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/7/video-blackburn-blasts-democrats-war-on-ice-following-nyc-incendiary-device-attack", "VIDEO: Blackburn Blasts Democrats\u2019 War on ICE Following NYC Incendiary Device Attack", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "www.blackburn.senate.gov", "blackburn", "https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/news/cc8c80c1-d564-4bbb-93a4-f1d772346ae0", "scraper", "\u2018On Monday, we saw yet another example of what has become disturbingly common.\u2019\n\n\u2018Authorities believe the attack was motivated by the suspect\u2019s hatred of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\u2019\n\n\u2018This attack did not come out of nowhere. It follows a months-long campaign by Democrats to demonize ICE.\u2019\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor condemning the recent attack outside of a New York immigration court by a suspect who had anti-ICE material on him. In her remarks, Senator Blackburn called out her Democrat colleagues for demonizing federal law enforcement and praised Republicans for standing up for ICE and CBP by passing the Secure America Act.\n\nClick here to download Senator Blackburn\u2019s remarks.\n\nREMARKS AS PREPARED\n\n\u201cOn Monday, we saw yet another example of what has become disturbingly common: an act of far-left terrorism.\n\n\u201cOutside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building, a man poured gasoline on the entrance, set it ablaze, and tossed fireworks into the raging flames.\n\n\u201cThankfully, law enforcement responded swiftly to apprehend the suspect, who was armed with two axes, a hammer, a machete, and three knives. But not before he injured four innocent people.\n\n\u201cAuthorities believe the attack was motivated by the suspect\u2019s hatred of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The federal building he targeted is home to New York\u2019s ICE field office and other Department of Homeland Security offices.\u201d\n\n\u201cBefore the attack, he allegedly pushed a cart with a sign reading, \u2018ICE Off Our Streets,\u2019 and made anti-ICE statements.\n\n\u201cThis attack did not come out of nowhere. It follows a months-long campaign by Democrats to demonize ICE and our brave federal law enforcement officers for simply doing their jobs.\u201d\n\n\u201cThey\u2019ve likened them to \u2018secret police,\u2019 the Nazi Gestapo, the Soviet KGB, and \u2018slave patrols.\u2019 They\u2019ve called them a \u2018a clear and present threat,\u2019 a \u2018reign of terror,\u2019 and \u2018nondescript thugs.\u2019 They\u2019ve accused them of \u2018mayhem and death,\u2019 \u201cterror and violence,\u2019 and \u2018scar[ing] the American public.\u2019\n\n\u201cThese are not statements from fringe figures. They\u2019re from prominent governors, senators, and lawmakers.\n\n\u201cThe vilification of federal law enforcement is now central to Democrats\u2019 identity and messaging.\n\n\u201cThey believe that by attacking our officers, they can get at President Trump. In reality, they are only putting a target on their backs.\u201d\n\n\u201cI have to admit that I was surprised when New York\u2019s far-left socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called Monday\u2019s attack \u2018deeply disturbing.\u2019\n\n\u201cIn many ways, he has led the attack on ICE. He\u2019s called ICE a \u2018cruel agency that does nothing to further the interests of public safety\u2019 and \u2018too rotten to reform.\u2019 He claimed that they\u2019re \u2018terrorizing people\u2019 and should be abolished. He even signed an order to block ICE officers from arresting criminal illegal aliens in schools, shelters, and hospitals.\n\n\u201cWhile Democrats bow to their radical base, Republicans will continue to stand for the rule of law. Under President Trump\u2019s leadership, we have focused on ensuring our federal law enforcement agencies have all the resources they need to do their jobs.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s why we passed the Secure America Act, a landmark law that will fund ICE and CBP through the end of President Trump\u2019s second term.\n\n\u201cThat way, federal law enforcement officers can continue to track down the violent criminal illegal aliens that Joe Biden brought into our country.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember that every single Democrat voted against this law. Whenever they have the chance, they put illegal aliens over American citizens. They want to make illegal legal. They want to return to Biden\u2019s open border. But as long as Republicans are in charge, that will never happen.\u201d\n\nRELATED", 1, "2026-07-24T07:30:11Z", "2026-07-24T07:31:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/7/video-blackburn-blasts-democrats-war-on-ice-following-nyc-incendiary-device-attack"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4932681806385517, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}