Immigration

Buck Sexton: It’s Time to Hold Radical Judges Accountable

Published

April 24, 2025

Buck Sexton, co-host of The Clay and Buck Show, delivered a strong warning during a segment of The Ingraham Angle about the rise of activist judges who undermine immigration enforcement.

He reacted to a case in Milwaukee, where an illegal immigrant — deported in 2013 and recently charged with battery and domestic abuse — allegedly escaped arrest with the help of a local judge. Instead of allowing ICE officers to detain the defendant inside the courthouse, the judge reportedly escorted him through a private exit, avoiding federal authorities.

Reentry after deportation is a felony under U.S. law. Sexton said this made the case even more serious. He warned that this incident was not isolated, but part of a broader pattern where radical officials work to obstruct immigration laws.

Sexton: Democrats Treat Illegal Immigrants as a “Protected Victim Class”

Drawing on his time as a CIA analyst assigned to the NYPD Intelligence Division, Sexton said the situation highlights a dangerous double standard. Federal, state, and local cooperation is expected in counterterrorism cases. Yet, when it comes to immigration enforcement, some local officials now openly obstruct federal law.

“It’s completely beyond the pale,” Sexton said. “On terrorism, federal, state, and local had to work together. On immigration, now they’re supposed to obstruct? It makes no sense.”

Sexton also pointed to a New Mexico judge accused of harboring a Tren de Aragua gang member. He argued that many Democrats now see illegal immigrants, even violent offenders, as part of a protected “victim class.” This attitude, he warned, creates a two-tiered system of justice.

He criticized sanctuary cities that block local police from cooperating with ICE, calling them a direct threat to public safety. Sexton urged federal officials to take action by cutting funding to jurisdictions that obstruct immigration law.

“If they can arrest a former and future president,” Sexton said, “they can certainly arrest a judge who thinks she gets to make up the law in Milwaukee.”

He praised the Trump administration’s response in the Milwaukee case, saying it was a needed reminder that America is a nation of laws — and no one, including judges, should be above them.