Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., speaks with reporters during a news conference in Boston on Aug. 4, 2019. (Getty Images)
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., slammed Lynch’s remarks as "sick."
"Comparing lawful police activity by our nation’s brave law enforcement officers to Nazi Germany’s Gestapo is sick. Securing the border and mass deportations are 80/20 issues, but Democrats refuse to give up the virtue signaling. To Democrats, illegal aliens > Americans," the Arizona lawmaker posted to X.
"This is the type of dangerous rhetoric inciting violence across the country," the RNC Research's X account said.
Walz was also criticized at the hearing for his similar comments about ICE at a University of Minnesota law school commencement address last month.
ICE’s federal law enforcement officers take Jorge Carvajal Castrejon, 36, into custody in Houston on Jan. 28. (ICE)
"So, sir, it saddens me that you refuse to express regret from comparing ICE to Nazis," he later added, saying ICE agents are "brave Americans."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) echoed Emmer’s sentiment.
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"Governor Walz’s comments comparing ICE agents to the Nazi Gestapo is SICKENING. ICE agents put their lives and safety on the line to arrest criminal illegal aliens let into our country," DHS posted to X.
The Trump administration’s ICE arrest goals and Democratic leaders continue to be at odds, especially when it comes to state and local authorities' compliance with federal immigration enforcement. ICE currently has a daily goal of 3,000 arrests of people in the country illegally.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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