DHS trashes MS NOW after host applauds anti-authoritarian ICE monitoring group shifting attention to elections

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fired back at MS NOW on Sunday after “Connect with Jacob Soboroff” host Jacob Soboroff highlighted an activist group that trains “ICE Watch” volunteers to monitor federal immigration operations and is now turning some of that organizing toward the midterm elections.During Saturday’s edition of the show, Soboroff discussed reporting about activists who previously monitored U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and are now turning their attention toward election-related activity.

MS NOW’s description of the episode said, “ICE watchers once alerted neighbors about the presence of federal agents, now they are protecting the polls.”Soboroff’s segment featured Zachary Mueller, a senior strategist for the nonprofit States at the Core and referenced reporting from the outlet “The Intercept” about activists preparing to monitor polling locations.States at the Core has described its work as opposing what it views as authoritarianism and has advertised trainings on both ICE monitoring and election protection.DHS pointed to attacks and threats against immigration officers while arguing that tools used to track federal agents could endanger law enforcement personnel and interfere with operations.“Shame on MS NOW for promoting efforts to undermine those who keep our communities and streets safe from illegal alien crime,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.“ICE tracking apps put the lives of the men and women of law enforcement in danger as they go after terrorists, vicious gangs and violent criminal rings.“Our law officers are facing an over 1,600% increase in assaults, a 3,300% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8,000% increase in death threats.

Further, these apps are a method to interfere with law enforcement activities and harbor illegal aliens.”States at the Core said in March that tens of thousands of Americans had attended its ICE Watch training before it launc...