Mark Lamb on the KTAR Radio Mike Broomhead Show
During his appearance on KTAR Radio with host Mike Broomhead, former Pinal County Sheriff and Congressional candidate Mark Lamb delivered a firm, experienced, and constitutionally grounded assessment of recent ICE enforcement incidents and the growing tension surrounding immigration enforcement across the country.
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Speaking from decades of frontline law enforcement experience, Lamb addressed the widely circulated Minnesota incident involving an ICE officer who discharged his weapon after being struck by a vehicle. Lamb stated unequivocally that the officer’s actions were justified and that he would not have handled the situation differently. He explained that the officer had already been run over once and was facing an immediate and credible threat of serious injury or death. Under those circumstances, Lamb emphasized, the use of deadly force was lawful, necessary, and consistent with proper training.
Lamb sharply criticized media outlets and political figures who rushed to label the incident a “murder,” calling those claims reckless and dangerous. He stressed that inflammatory rhetoric only escalates tensions and places both law enforcement officers and the public at greater risk. According to Lamb, the true path to de-escalation is simple. People must stop obstructing law enforcement officers who are legally carrying out their duties. If citizens object to immigration policy, he said, their grievances should be directed at lawmakers who wrote and voted for those laws, not at officers enforcing them.
Drawing on real examples from Arizona, Lamb noted that similar incidents involving vehicles used as weapons against officers have occurred in his own state, including after his tenure as sheriff. In those cases, officers were widely supported and the use of force was never questioned. The difference, Lamb argued, is political motivation. When incidents become politically charged, facts are often ignored in favor of narratives.
Lamb also addressed why Minnesota has become a flashpoint. He pointed to leadership in heavily Democratic jurisdictions that actively encourage defiance of federal law enforcement, creating an environment where obstruction is normalized and even praised. He explained that many of the individuals ICE was attempting to remove were not low-level offenders, but suspects wanted for serious crimes including homicide, rape, and crimes against children. Lamb further alleged that many protests are driven by organized, paid agitators brought in to deliberately obstruct law enforcement and manufacture chaos.
Turning to Arizona, Lamb warned that ICE enforcement operations are already occurring in the state and will likely increase. His advice to local and state law enforcement was direct. Support ICE and enforce the law. He explained that Arizona has largely avoided the violent confrontations seen elsewhere because local agencies do not tolerate obstruction and because officers are allowed to do their jobs without political interference.
On the subject of protest, Lamb struck a notably statesmanlike tone. He reaffirmed his strong support for the First Amendment and the right to peacefully assemble. However, he made a clear distinction between peaceful protest and unlawful behavior. Once violence, intimidation, or obstruction enters the equation, he said, First Amendment protections no longer apply. Lamb reminded listeners that law enforcement agencies routinely protect peaceful protesters, even when officers personally disagree with their message. What cannot be tolerated is violence, harassment, or attempts to interfere with lawful enforcement actions.
Closing the interview, Lamb broadened the conversation beyond a single incident. He warned that organized efforts to undermine law enforcement and create street-level chaos are part of a broader ideological push that threatens public safety, the rule of law, and constitutional order. He urged Americans to recognize these patterns early, before they result in the election of leaders who openly reject the principles that underpin a free society.
Throughout the discussion, Lamb presented himself not as a partisan provocateur, but as a seasoned public servant. His message was consistent, disciplined, and rooted in experience. Law enforcement exists to uphold the law, not to make it. A functioning republic depends on respect for that distinction. In doing so, Lamb reinforced his case as a steady, principled leader well-suited to represent the people of Arizona’s 5th Congressional District in the United States Congress.
