President Donald Trump has sent White House border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis after Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem responded poorly to another unfortunate shooting death of an anti-ICE activist. Minnesota Democrats should work with Homan to ensure federal officials can safely enforce immigration laws, but judging by the false statements of national Democratic Party leaders, it appears unlikely that they will do so.

The most recent fatal shooting occurred Saturday after Border Patrol agents tried to arrest an illegal immigrant wanted for violent assault. The alien was able to avoid arrest and escaped into a nearby doughnut shop. People inside the shop locked the door, preventing Border Patrol agents from coming in and carrying out the arrest. (It is extraordinary that citizens protect violent criminals, but presumably it is due to both reflexive opposition to the Trump administration and a vague notion that anyone in the country illegally must be among the oppressed masses.)