A Utah college student illegally in the U.S. gets pulled over in Mesa County and ends up detained by ICE. Naturally, Attorney General Phil Weiser steps out for his daily dose of virtue signaling—sounding the alarm with a civil rights complaint faster than Nancy Pelosi finds a camera. This Denver Post piece paints Caroline Goncalves as the latest martyr of immigration enforcement while conveniently ignoring that Governor Jared Polis did basically the same damn thing not long ago when he had state labor officers coordinate with ICE on suspected illegal workers in cannabis operations. Spoiler alert: your grandstanding’s showing, Phil.
The Bullet Point Brief
- A Utah student is arrested by ICE after being stopped in Mesa County because…you know…law enforcement actually enforced a law.
- AG Phil Weiser throws a tantrum and files a civil rights complaint against the deputy. Because enforcing immigration law evidently violates someone’s feelings.
- Weiser forgot—or ignored—that Gov. Polis’ own people colluded with ICE just months ago during marijuana industry crackdowns.
- So now it’s official: politicians enforce immigration only if it benefits their PR playbook of the week.
- Nothing says ‘leadership’ like selective outrage and rank hypocrisy stuffed into a media-friendly press release.
My Bottom Line
Phil Weiser needs to put down the complaint forms and pick up an honest mirror. This isn’t about justice; it’s about headlines—and it reeks more than a week-old bong water spill at a Boulder frat house. You can’t holler “unfair!” when a sheriff does his job on one day, then mumble like you’ve got marbles in your mouth when your own governor is playing footsie with ICE behind closed doors on another.
If you’re gonna be mad when law enforcement coordinates with ICE, then be mad every time—not just when it makes your Twitter feed look woke. But let me guess—it’s all okay when Governor Sneakers runs interference at cannabis shops because he’s ‘progressive,’ right? That smell ain’t just legalized weed—you’re sniffing purebred hypocrisy, folks.
Meanwhile, regular folks still worry every damn day about drugs coming across our southern border, human trafficking skyrocketing, and neighborhoods changing not from culture—but from chaos. This Utah student might be sympathetic, but she was here illegally—rules exist for a reason unless you prefer lawlessness wrapped up in social justice hashtags.
Can we please stop acting surprised when someone enforces federal law? Last I checked, the border didn’t just magically vanish because Joe Biden left it off his agenda—and newsflash: sheriffs don’t get to pick which laws are convenient today and cancel-worthy tomorrow.
