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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayWhite House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller drew sharp condemnation Tuesday over a message he sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an interview with Fox News host Will Cain.
Miller asserted that ICE agents have “federal immunity in the conduct of your duties” and declared that anyone who touches or obstructs them is “committing a felony.”
Legal experts and commentators pushed back on social media, stressing that prosecuting federal agents is possible, even if it’s often difficult, as a recent HuffPost report explained.
Other critics called Miller’s overall tone “utterly chilling” and a “greenlight for abuse” that amounted to declaring “open season” for ICE agents “on immigrants AND citizens alike,” and encouraged officers to “go and spread violence and terror.”
Miller’s remarks came amid heightened scrutiny of ICE following the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
The anti-immigration hardliner’s full comments were as follows:
“To all ICE officers: You have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. and anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you or tries to obstruct you is committing a felony. You have immunity to perform your duties, and no one — no city official, no state official, no illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist — can prevent you from fulfilling your legal obligations and duties. And the Department of Justice has made clear that if officials cross that line into obstruction, into criminal conspiracy against the United States, or against ICE officers, then they will face justice.”
REMINDER. “To all ICE officers: You have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you or tries to obstruct you is committing a felony. You have immunity to perform your duties, and no one—no city official, no state official,… pic.twitter.com/xoWDjOctLe
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 13, 2026The Department of Homeland Security later shared footage of Miller’s comments on X, formerly Twitter, describing them as a “REMINDER” to ICE officers. See above.
Not just false, utterly chilling. Saying you have a free pass to murder people. The law and constitution are clear. States can arrest federal officials who violate their laws. Period. https://t.co/78OL807KWm
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 14, 2026Miller will be directly responsible for the next American that an ICE agent kills. This is a greenlight for abuse and has no basis in actual law. https://t.co/BFDvocB9FX
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 14, 2026The message here to ICE couldn't be clearer. It's open season, on immigrants AND citizens alike. So fire away, gang! No one is going to stop you!
And why does "justice" always sound like a swear word--like something evil--when spoken by @StephenM? https://t.co/mbFEgeHwsi
I guess they only ask democratic state and city officials about their obligation to lower the temperatures out there …
Btw ICE dudes, this is not true and you must know in the end this guy does not have your back https://t.co/TODvdr7AfJ
Not a word about doing their duty obeying the law and respecting the Constitution. Is it clear now what the message is? Go and spread violence and terror. https://t.co/rWTX1RZoTG
— Henrique Burnay (@HBurnay) January 14, 2026What could possibly go wrong by providing human beings with unlimited power while simultaneously eliminating any legal consequences for exerting that power. We’ve seen this recipe before. A best seller throughout history.
Don’t forget to garnish the dish by dehumanizing the… https://t.co/pL7u6xlOjd
He’s not a lawyer. There is no blanket “immunity” for criminal behavior. States can and should hold federal officers accountable. https://t.co/og2tilqgr0
— Eli Northrup (@EliNorthrup) January 14, 2026Among the most glaring issues of this statement: qualified immunity, which is what ICE officers are covered under, does not shield them from prosecution for *unlawful conduct, civil rights abuses, or excessive force.* https://t.co/S0PVdCmoFJ
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) January 14, 2026ICE agents do NOT have blanket "federal immunity" to violate the Constitution, assault citizens, or conduct warrantless home invasions. Obstruction is a crime, but so is unlawful force by officers.
— Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) January 14, 2026The worst person you knew in high school is giving the dumbest people you knew in high school permission to kill you with impunity and no fear of repercussion. https://t.co/X8WFyluhX6
— lindol (@lindol22) January 14, 2026
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