{"id":908003,"date":"2026-05-24T13:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/tom-steyers-latest-incendiary-ice-proposal-and-call-to-arms-is-so-outlandish-even-newsom-might-blush\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T13:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:12:38","slug":"tom-steyers-latest-incendiary-ice-proposal-and-call-to-arms-is-so-outlandish-even-newsom-might-blush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/tom-steyers-latest-incendiary-ice-proposal-and-call-to-arms-is-so-outlandish-even-newsom-might-blush\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Steyer’s Latest Incendiary ICE Proposal and Call to Arms Is So Outlandish, Even Newsom Might Blush"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The California gubernatorial race just got a whole lot more chaotic with the departure of one of the frontrunners, disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14). A surprising early beneficiary is billionaire former hedge fund manager and failed Democrat 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer, who is running despite the fact that he will be the first to tell you he hasn\u2019t really been paying attention to what\u2019s going on in the state.<\/p>\n

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RELATED:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Watch: Billionaire CA Gov Candidate Tom Steyer’s Puzzling Answer About Gavin Newsom’s Job Performance<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

BREAKING: Eric Swalwell’s Resignation Is Official, Effective Immediately – Here’s What’s Next<\/a>
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He\u2019s already shot up to the top<\/a> in early polls taken after Swalwell\u2019s stunning fall from grace. He was quick to pounce, issuing a Substack<\/a> and an X article<\/a> Tuesday that show he is way further out there than some of us realized.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t just want to refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as so many blue state politicians do because they love illegal immigrants \u2014 he wants to jail agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like he\u2019s openly calling for an insurrection. You don\u2019t have to believe me, he\u2019ll tell you himself in his article titled:<\/p>\n

How California Can Put ICE in Jail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fox News’ Bill Melugin posted about some of the incredible details:<\/p>\n

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NEW: CA gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer (D) releases an immigration platform that is radically left of Gov. Newsom. It includes:<\/p>\n

– Abolish ICE
– Put ICE agents in jail & \u201ctreat them like the mob\u201d.
– Bring those \u201ckidnapped & detained by ICE back home.\u201d
– Give CA AG power to\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/XqM8eK7Hhf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Steyer apparently wants to see California officers arresting and jailing federal law enforcement. Assuming Trump would still be in office when this went down, there is no chance in Hades that he would stand for that, and things could go south fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Melugin’s post continues:<\/p>\n

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– Give CA AG power to imprison ICE agents & their leadership.<\/p>\n

– Taxpayer funded legal representation & support for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n

– Ignore a SCOTUS ruling that allows ICE to utilize to use race, language, job, and location to contribute to \u201creasonable suspicion\u201d for immigration arrests, and instead, \u201cCalifornia should take matters into our own hands and extend legal protections to its residents, despite the federal governments failure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about our right as a state to protect our residents,\u201d Steyer says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I read the rest of Steyer\u2019s statement so you don\u2019t have to. To me, it sounds like an open call to violence against the federal government, an exhortation to \u201ctake to the streets,\u201d to ignore SCOTUS, and to start what would amount to a civil war:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve made it clear: ICE must be abolished. ICE is acting like a criminal organization, carrying out indiscriminate racial profiling and using violence, intimidation, terrorism, and the murder of Americans to extend Trump\u2019s rule by fear.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not enough for Democrats to simply engage in rhetoric, and \u201cstand\u201d against ICE or Trump. California must build a system that fights fire with fire. To stop this authoritarian takeover, we must counter ICE head-on, and go after both their agents on the streets and their leadership within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Is California going to \u201cgo after\u201d our constitutionally provided for federal government and use Golden State taxpayers\u2019 money to engage in hostilities with lawful agencies enforcing rules enacted by our democratically elected congressmen? What world are we living in?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen a lot of crazy rhetoric from the likes of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), and their ilk, but this seems to me to be taking things to a new \u2014 and very dangerous \u2014 level.<\/p>\n

Steyer goes on to list a series of anti-ICE measures he would enact, including bringing deportees back, if you can believe that. They\u2019re all in a similarly incendiary vein, but his conclusion should give you the shudders.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ll let ICE know: in California, you obey our laws and respect our residents, or you go to jail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ve always considered Steyer somewhat of a bore, but my opinion has changed \u2014 now, he comes across as some sort of Antifa maniac.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Democrats are fanning the flames and raising the rhetoric by comparing ICE to the Gestapo, fascists, and secret police.<\/em><\/p>\n

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