Sen. Eric Schmitt Touts Protect America Act to Increase Penalties for Law Enforcement Interference

The 'Suicidal Empathy' Argument

• 💡 Senator Schmitt critiques the concept of 'suicidal empathy,' defining it as an extreme tolerance that undermines distinctions between right and wrong.
• 🎯 He argues this is not the classical Republican tolerance but a modern radicalism exemplified by the slogan 'It is forbidden to forbid.'

Victims of Unchecked Immigration

• 💔 The speech highlights tragic cases of American victims murdered by undocumented immigrants, emphasizing their stories are often ignored by the left and mainstream media.
• 📌 Examples include the deaths of Joselyn Nungury, Rachel Morren, Lake and Riley, Kayla Hamilton, and Travis Wolf, underscoring the alleged failures of immigration enforcement.
• ⚠️ Schmitt criticizes the release of individuals with criminal records and deportation orders, citing specific instances of repeat offenses and violent crimes.

Attacks on Federal Law Enforcement

• 🚨 The senator details a significant increase in assaults, vehicular attacks, and death threats against ICE and FBI agents and their families.
• 🚔 Specific incidents described include ICE officers receiving death threats, being doxxed, and being targeted with violence, including a sniper attack and an officer being dragged by a car.
• ⛪ A church in St. Paul was invaded by a mob targeting an ICE field director, with children terrorized and families trapped in their cars.

The Protect America Act

• ⚖️ Senator Schmitt introduces the 'Protect America Act' to address what he calls a 'war on immigration enforcement' and the 'rule of law.'
• 💥 Key provisions include doubling penalties for assaulting federal law enforcement and making 'inhibiting' their operations a federal crime.
• 🚫 The bill aims to dismantle organizations funding attacks, makes illegal entry a felony with mandatory detention, and imposes a 10-year minimum sentence for re-entry after deportation.
• 🏛️ It also seeks to end sanctuary cities by conditioning federal funds on cooperation with ICE and mandates information sharing about illegal aliens in prisons.
• 💰 A private right of action is created for victims harmed by removable aliens in sanctuary cities, and student visas are banned in such jurisdictions.