Socialists, communists, liberals, Democrats, and others on the Left — the groups funding and organizing the country’s nationwide protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement — have been up in arms recently over illegal immigration enforcement operations, particularly those in the U.S. They’ll try to make you believe that their anger stems from the deaths of left-wing demonstrators Rene Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal law enforcement.

Still, the truth is Democrats were angry and outraged even before those incidents happened. Their rage and subsequent disorderly and illegal behavior have to do with wanting to defy federal illegal immigration law and prohibit its enforcement.