Rep. Seth Moulton Says ICE–Nazi Germany Comparisons 'Not Extreme'

Rep. Seth Moulton, D‑Mass., told CNN it is "not extreme" to compare U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Nazi Germany, arguing that ICE tip lines and the targeting of specific communities by "agents of the state" echo how ordinary Germans came to accept persecution of their neighbors. He tied his remarks to current operations in Minneapolis, saying 'that’s what’s happening today in Minneapolis,' and added that his Massachusetts constituents fear they could be next. The Fox report frames his comments alongside other recent Nazi and Gestapo analogies from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and author Stephen King, and notes that celebrities such as Bruce Springsteen have called for ICE to "get the f--- out" of Minneapolis after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good and a subsequent Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti. ICE did not immediately respond to Fox’s request for comment, but the remarks are already circulating in partisan media and social feeds as another escalation in rhetoric around immigration enforcement, drawing fire from critics who say Holocaust analogies trivialize Nazi crimes and fuel further polarization. Coming as Congress fights over DHS funding and Democrats debate reforms or abolition of ICE, a sitting member of Congress explicitly endorsing Nazi comparisons to current U.S. agents is likely to be cited by both sides in the broader political battle over Trump‑era enforcement.