Trump blames Biden and Harris for immigration chaos in Truth Social post

Trump the president shared a New York Post opinion column tying open-border policies to the death of an illegal immigrant shot near ICE officers in Maine.

First Published: July 21, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for immigration chaos in a Truth Social post.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Blame immigration chaos on Biden and Harris — not Trump: https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/opinion/blame-immigration-chaos-on-biden-and-harris-not-trump/”

Trump amplified a New York Post opinion column by Miranda Devine, published July 16, 2026, that faulted the prior administration for what it called an open-border legacy. The column argued that Biden and Harris admitted millions of people illegally and left the country to manage the aftermath, according to nypost. Trump shared the piece on his Truth Social account on July 21, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET.

The column centered on the death of Sebastian Guerrero, an illegal immigrant fatally shot Monday near U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Maine, according to nypost. Whether Guerrero drove his car at officers before the shooting remains undetermined, the column said. It framed the incident within a wider fight over the Trump administration’s deportation of immigrants with criminal records.

The stakes fall heaviest on ICE officers, the immigrants targeted for removal, and the families caught in enforcement operations. Supporters of stricter enforcement gain a political argument that traces current tensions to earlier policy choices. Critics of the administration face renewed pressure over their handling of border security.

Immigration has dominated Trump’s messaging in recent weeks. In the last 30 days, 25 of 489 Trump posts addressed immigration, according to a Zenger analysis of Truth Social activity. The topic ranks among his most frequent themes on the platform.

Harris responded to Guerrero’s death in her own post, writing that the killing was witnessed by his three-year-old daughter and that anyone responsible for wrongdoing must be held accountable, according to nypost. The column rejected that framing and pressed for accountability from the officials who set border policy.

Has this happened before? Yes. Trump has repeatedly assigned responsibility for border conditions to his predecessors, and disputes over immigration enforcement have followed prior deaths and confrontations involving federal agents. The pattern of trading blame across administrations has marked immigration debates for years.

The next decisions rest with investigators reviewing the shooting and with ICE, which the column said will have to reform its practices. No date for the conclusion of that review has been announced.

Immigration fights between rival administrations are not new in American politics. In 1954, the federal government launched a mass deportation program that removed more than 1 million people, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the sweep after years of disputes over the bracero labor system, and the operation reshaped enforcement policy for a generation. The episode showed how a single president’s enforcement drive could define an era long after the political fight that produced it faded.