Democrats Unmasked
During the COVID years, Democrats turned masks into a moral test: wear one or be accused of “killing grandma.” They made a cloth into a political talisman and weaponized social pressure. That posture looks different when federal agents enforce laws Democrats dislike.
Go to an Antifa rally today and you’ll still see faces covered, but not in any consistent public-health argument. The costume politics never stopped serving the cause that mattered most to them. Hypocrisy is now a feature, not a bug.
When ICE and other federal law enforcement began enforcing immigration laws while wearing masks, the Left suddenly decided masks were unacceptable. At the end of September, Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning federal authorities from wearing masks in California, a law the feds have said they will not comply with. What was once worshiped became a political liability overnight.
All year Democrats have been labeling federal agents “Nazis,” the “Gestapo,” and “slave drivers” because they object to President Trump’s enforcement of immigration law. That rhetoric delegitimizes men and women doing dangerous jobs. Words matter, especially when they precede doxxing and threats.
The practical aim of the unmasking push is obvious: make agents identifiable so activists can target them and their families, intimidate them out of doing their jobs, and silence enforcement. Democrats applaud this because it advances their political goals without the bother of winning legislative repeal. They only seem to respect law enforcement when it serves a narrative like January 6.
In one recent example, a Waukesha County Alderman lost his teaching job after falsely labeling a group of white men as “undercover ICE” agents.
Alderman Rico Camacho, who came under fire last week for a social media post falsely claiming ICE agents were present in downtown Waukesha, is no longer employed as a teacher at Catholic Memorial High School.
The Freeman cannot confirm as to the reason Camacho is no longer employed at the school. It is not confirmed if his job status is related or not related to the social media post last week.
On Monday, Camacho sent a text message to The Freeman.
“I have no comment at this time. I will be making a statement later this week or early next week,” Camacho said.
While the school declined to say why, citing employee privacy, a spokesperson confirmed: “We can only confirm that he started in August of 2025 and is no longer at Catholic Memorial.”
Camacho later tried to walk back the mistake on X: “So, I want to be clear that I received information from concerned constituent because there was a belief that ICE was by people’s park. I was completely incorrect that these people WERE NOT ICE agents. I should have done my due diligence and checked to verify but I overreacted. I apologize to anyone and the men in the photo going to lunch who may have felt a potential harm to the situation. I will ensure I take this as a learning opportunity and take full responsibility for this.”
Fortunately in this case the men and their families were not physically targeted, but other incidents show the stakes are real and violent. ICE agents in Dallas were attacked by Leftist Joshua Jahn; the assault ended with detainees killed at the facility. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s private home was targeted by would-be assassin Nicholas John Roske, who received a slap on the wrist for his crimes (thanks to his trans identity).
In Virginia, Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones said he wanted to shoot Republican Todd Gilbert and hoped Gilbert’s young sons would die in their mother’s arms so Gilbert would vote for gun control legislation. “Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy,” Jones argued. That mindset treats violence as a policy shortcut.
The push to unmask federal agents fits this pattern: make law enforcers vulnerable, then use threats of violence or harassment to bend them to political will. Congress passed the laws those officers enforce, and presidents of both parties have signed and carried out immigration statutes. Yet Democrats prefer theatrics and intimidation over winning policy in the light of day.
Rather than propose bills to abolish an agency or repeal statutes they dislike, many Democrats choose the cheap route of coercion and public shaming. That approach pressures local communities and businesses to punish public servants on rumor and rumor alone. In a red county like Waukesha it failed; imagine how much worse it could be where one party dominates local institutions.
