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Chris Armstrong: “ICE and CBP officers are arrested for a crime nationally…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

Meet WI Congressional Candidate Chris Armstrong

Published February 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 36:35

It is a culture and a legal and a leadership problem. Yes. ICE has had the higher. Highest rate. Has a higher rate of committing crimes than immigrants do. There's like. Apparently ICE and CBP officers are arrested for a crime nationally every 24 to 36 hours. Yep. Immigrants are among the most law abiding people in the whole country. And I just want to say it's always important to reiterate. (36:35–36:42)

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“My mom's family, they emigrated from Germany in at least my great, great grandfather in 1830ish.”
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“They, with seven other families, started the first Jewish synagogue in the territory of [Minnesota].”
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“I graduated high school at 16.”
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“I got my degree in astrophysics with mine in mathematics.”
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“This is my third company. This is our 20th year of being in business.”
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“The unconstitutional, illegal, UN American executive orders came out on day one, after the inauguration.”
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“Elon getting in with Doge, taking a freaking sledgehammer to us, you know, federal government agencies firing people and pounding funds, you…”
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“On February 19, 2025, I decided I just can't sit here and do nothing.”
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“The Supreme Court election was coming up in, you know, for April 1st was between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimmel.”
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“The U.S. election Administration of elections is local and state. Of course, Trump wants to nationalize that.”
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“The infrastructure itself is pretty decentralized.”
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“There are not enough ICE agents to freaking do [monitor polling places].”
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“Their modus of operandi is pretty simple. Extortion, intimidation. And they're running a protection racket.”
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“Pam Bondi wrote Tim Walls [a letter]... collusion or conspiracy between the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.”
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“Pam, Botany needs to be impeached.”
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“Christy Noem needs to be impeached. Pete Hegseth needs to be impeached. Mark Rubio needs to be impeached.”
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“The whole basis of [Trump and DHS's] position is all based on a lie.”
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“There's clearly a cabal of rich people that because of their position and power and money are able to get away with raping children.”
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“The sweetheart deal that Alex Acosta came up with, you know, in Miami, I mean, it's just so freaking shady.”
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“They are breaking the law, you know, based on the Epstein Transparency Act.”
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“Morning of the rally, 95 people had signed up and two hundred and fifty people showed up.”
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“Including independents and Republicans.”
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“I founded New Richmond Indivisible.”
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“We are now having [protests] every week.”
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“The theme is ICE out for good.”
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“I want to take a different approach towards fundraising.”
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“I don't need millions, but I need to have some to have a professional campaign, because it takes resources.”
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“Particularly with the escalation of ICE enforcement in Minneapolis St. Paul, that has spilled over to Sacro County, Wisconsin.”
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“They're picking up people in Hudson, Baldwin, River Falls.”
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“ICE needs to be melted into slag. It is irredeemable. It cannot be reformed.”
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“DHS is funded at such a level through just September 2029 that even if DHS closed, they have enough money to keep doing their Nazi shit for…”
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“Kristi Noem is trying to destroy [FEMA].”
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“The corruption of this administration is astounding.”
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“Wisconsin is very gerrymandered.”
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“When I win and represent the 7th district of Wisconsin, my presence will mean nothing without the support of the people.”
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“We've gotten pretty complacent and decadent, I think, in the incredible lifestyle and standard of living we've had here in the US post World…”
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“Democracy is not a spectator support. That's what I've learned. It is a full contact participation.”
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“Trump won, to be quite honest, and the, you know, the 2024 election.”
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