Arizona Republican lawmakers are calling for a federal investigation into a leftist state senator who tipped off her community about an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. It’s the latest case of a left-winger spouting incendiary rhetoric about ICE, a federal agency that has seen an 830 percent increase in assaults.
Arizona State Sen. Analise Ortiz shot back at a LibsOfTiktok post accusing the Phoenix Democrat of “actively impeding and doxxing” immigration enforcement officials. The far-left lawmaker has posted alerts from local groups sharing locations of ICE agents attempting to apprehend illegal immigrants. The LibsOfTiktok post, which copied ICE Director Tom Homan and the Department of Homeland Security, urged federal officials to charge Ortiz.
Ortiz defiantly responded, “Yep. When ICE is around, I will alert my community to stay out of the area, and I’m not f***king scared of you nor Trump’s masked goons,” the lawmaker wrote.
‘Violation of Federal Law’
As of Wednesday evening, the post had received 10.7 million views. Among those watching was Arizona state Senate President Warren Petersen, who called Ortiz’s comments “deeply troubling.”
“I spoke with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona and referred this matter to his office to investigate, as it appears she may be in violation of federal law,” Petersen, who is running for state attorney general, said in a statement. “Public servants have a duty to uphold the law and respect those who enforce it, not undermine them.”
In a statement to The Federalist, Petersen said his office has been in contact with federal authorities from the Trump administration to “alert them to the potential threat created by the Senator because being an elected official does not put you above the law.”
“An ethics complaint has been filed and will be investigated through the course of the normal complaint process at the legislature,” the Senate president added. “We will continue to work with law enforcement to ensure these types of threats do not go unanswered.”
Esther Winnie, executive assistant to the United States attorney, told the left-leaning Arizona Mirror that her office was aware of the Senate president’s request and will refer it to the right investigative agency for review.
Travis Grantham, a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives and a Republican candidate for Arizona’s 5th Congressional seat, called Ortiz’s alleged conduct “a disgrace.”
“This behavior endangers law enforcement officer’s lives. I support investigating this and holding Senator Ortiz accountable to the fullest extent of the law and to the rules of the Senate,” Grantham wrote on X.
‘Unequivocally Incompatible’
Ortiz did not return a Federalist email seeking comment. Her office assistant said she was at a conference. An automatic response from Ortiz’s legislative email address noted the senator would be “out of the office on business until Monday, May 19, 2025, without access to legislative email.” Obviously the message had not been updated in some time. Another legislative aide did not return a request for comment. She told CBS 5 that her actions were protected under the First Amendment.
In an Instagram tirade, Ortiz proclaimed that the “fascists and white supremacists in power in Arizona” are targeting her because she “shared information about ICE lurking outside an elementary school so our community could avoid the area and stay safe.”
“ICE is lurking outside schools in our community, disappearing people of all statuses, and causing unwarranted fear. Every individual has the right to know when and where law enforcement activity of any kind is taking place in an effort to protect themselves, in the same way people use popular apps to alert each other about speed traps,” the leftist wrote.
She’s wrong on multiple accounts. Lawmakers take a loyalty oath to support the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution and laws of the state of Arizona “and defend the U.S. and Arizona against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and states they will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their office.” Interfering in the enforcement of federal immigration laws and doxing ICE agents would seem to be a serious departure from said oath.
Petersen said as much in his statement.
“As a duly elected state senator, she took an oath of office to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Arizona. Obstructing federal law enforcement is unequivocally incompatible with that oath,” he said. “Our law enforcement agents place themselves in harm’s way every day to defend our liberties and communities. The least we can do as public servants is to stand with them as they stand for us. She has proven herself to be incapable of this fundamental responsibility of her office.”
‘Siding with Vicious Cartels’
While she insists she won’t be intimidated, Ortiz apparently is not above raising some campaign cash off of her potential legal troubles. On X, she posted a link to ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s massive and controversial fundraising platform, seeking donations to help her “continue fighting fascism” in Arizona.
She could be looking at some hefty legal fees in the days ahead.
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told Fox News Digital that Ortiz’s conduct “looks like obstruction of justice.”
“Arizona state Senator Analise Ortiz is siding with vicious cartels, human traffickers, and violent criminals over American citizens,” McLaughlin told the news outlet. Make no mistake, sanctuary politicians like Arizona Sen. Analise Ortiz are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE.”
DHS reports that assaults on ICE agents have spiked by 830 percent. The most recent incidents include alleged arson at a Washington state ICE facility and an illegal immigrant with a history of child abuse accused of trying to drive over ICE agents rounding up illegals in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
‘Not About Violence?’
But don’t count on accountability. As of Wednesday, Cudahy, Calif. Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez has yet to face charges or reported discipline of any kind after posting a now-deleted video in late June calling on street gangs to defend their turf against U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents.
“I wanna know where all the cholos are at in Los Angeles. 18th Street, Florencia. Where’s the leadership at? … Now that your hood is being invaded by the biggest gang there is, there ain’t a peep out of you,” Gonzalez allegedly said in the TikTok video, which, of course, has been captured for eternity. “Don’t be trying to claim no block, no nothing if you’re not showing up right now trying to help out and organize.”
If you’re scoring along at home, Gonzalez called upon some of the most violent gangs in America to confront ICE agents enforcing U.S. immigration laws in suburban Los Angeles community.
An official in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California told The Federalist that he could neither confirm nor deny whether Gonzalez was under investigation.
The leftist vice mayor has not returned The Federalist’s multiple requests for comment, nor have other Cudahy city officials. Last month, Gonzalez apologized for what she claimed was a “satirical” video, a message that “was not about violence.”
“It was about regular people, us, claiming ownership of our streets in a time of great distress and asking others who I mentioned in my video, in organizing and protesting against the harm and violence being inflicted on our community,” she said. Gonzalez insisted that the video was “propagandized, but she promised to use her voice “in a more responsible and still powerful manner moving forward.”