{"id":41298,"date":"2026-08-12T17:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41298"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:45:58","slug":"progressive-peggy-flanagan-vows-to-rip-ice-apart-in-victory-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41298","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Peggy Flanagan vows to &#8216;rip ICE apart&#8217; in victory speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who scored an impressive win in Minnesota&#8217;s Democratic primary for Senate, wants to blow up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two slayings rattled her state earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now let&#8217;s talk about Donald Trump&#8217;s out of control ICE force,&#8221; Flanagan said during her victory speech Tuesday night. &#8220;We need to rip ICE apart and stop them from terrorizing our communities. And I know this. I know that we can fix our broken immigration system, secure the border, and create a real pathway to citizenship that aligns with our values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Flanagan is another progressive insurgent challenging the status quo in the Democratic Party, and handed Senate Minority Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676315\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y., another defeat in the progressive proxy war in her decisive victory over Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676316\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-get-democrat-wanted-socialist-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>REPUBLICANS GET THE DEMOCRAT THEY WANTED AS SOCIALIST ABDUL EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN SENATE PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/343\/192\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/686\/384\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/672\/378\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1344\/756\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/931\/523\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1862\/1046\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/720\/405\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1440\/810\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1200\/675\/peggy-flanagan-somali-mall.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"MN Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan speaking at the DNC.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota\u2019s lieutenant governor and Senate hopeful, faced backlash over her progressive activism and outreach amid the state\u2019s sprawling fraud controversy.<\/span> <span>(Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Flanagan, like other progressives in the hunt for a position of power in Congress, has honed her left-leaning bona fides by backing Medicare for all and pushing an end to military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She\u2019s vowed to go after ICE on the campaign trail in the wake of the two deadly immigration enforcement-related shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, and used Craig\u2019s support of legislation, like the Laken Riley Act, as a political cudgel to build a distinction between the two of them.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Those positions have earned her the backing of progressive heavyweights like Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676317\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernie Sanders,<\/a> I-Vt., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and even Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., whose decision to retire from the Senate opened up the contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who is running for governor, has not weighed in on the race so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Craig, who was viewed as the safer, more moderate pick, had the backing of the Democratic old-guard, including Schumer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676318\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/big-money-propels-dem-megachurch-pastor-victory-longshot-kansas-senate-bid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BIG MONEY PROPELS DEM MEGACHURCH PASTOR TO VICTORY IN LONGSHOT KANSAS SENATE BID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Republicans are licking their chops, too, at Schumer getting handed another loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Morale among Chuck Schumer\u2019s establishment is at an all-time low, and Bernie Sanders\u2019 socialist flank is filling the gap with candidates like Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed,&#8221; Bernadette Breslin, a spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And it\u2019s also brought reams of cash into the race. Craig has raised nearly $13 million this cycle, according to filings from the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676320\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/candidate\/S6MN00499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Federal Election Commission,<\/a> while Flanagan has raked in just shy of $7 million.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests,&#8221; Sanders told &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; on Sunday. &#8220;There is a reason why the super PACs and the billionaires are flooding Minnesota with all kinds of money. Same thing as Michigan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Republicans see Flanagan\u2019s candidacy in the same vein as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676321\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dems-leftward-lurch-gets-legs-el-sayeds-michigan-senate-victory-sparks-party-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Abdul El-Sayed<\/a>, who last week similarly squeaked out a narrow win over Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who, like Craig, has Schumer\u2019s backing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676322\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bomb-thrower-dem-makes-shocking-promise-kick-schumer-curb-during-senate-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BOMB-THROWER DEM MAKES SHOCKING PROMISE TO KICK SCHUMER TO CURB DURING SENATE DEBATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/angie-craig.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Minnesota Dem. Rep. Angie Craig\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., addresses media on Feb. 20, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.<\/span> <span>(David Berding\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They also have built-in messaging against her: Flanagan was Walz\u2019s right hand as the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676323\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/minnesota-fraud-exposed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota fraud scandal<\/a> rippled across the airwaves and nation. While the scandal killed his prospects of running for reelection as governor, it has so far not kneecapped Flanagan&#8217;s candidacy. And Walz hasn&#8217;t waded into the endorsement game in the Senate contest, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They\u2019re confident that national Republicans\u2019 candidate of choice, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2676324\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/hall-famer-tony-dungy-endorses-michele-tafoya-crowded-minnesota-republican-primary-us-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya<\/a>, will be the one to turn Minnesota red. There&#8217;s also the possibility that Flanagan, who has not raked in the same level of cash that Craig did, may become a resource drain for other key races on Democrats&#8217; score card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Minnesota and Michigan being in play was not on Chuck Schumer\u2019s bingo card this cycle,&#8221; a GOP operative told Fox News Digital. &#8220;It remains to be seen which battleground(s) Democrats will have to pull resources from to drag socialists like Peggy Flanagan and Abdul El-Sayed across the finish line in November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., when asked by CNN which races kept him up at night, said one contest gave him hope.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The one thing that gets me excited when I think about this election cycle on the map is Minnesota,&#8221; said Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). &#8220;I think Minnesota, we have a real shot with Michele Tafoya.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;What we know without question is, she is within a point of the lieutenant governor right now,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So if we can continue to let her show the contrast between the two candidates, I think Michele Tafoya&#8217;s the kind of Republican that can win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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