President Trump and his administration are leaning into immigration more than antisemitism in the wake of an attack in Boulder, Colo., that targeted a pro-Israel gathering.

The administration has made it its mission to usher in tough immigration policies, and it has also gone after universities for antisemitism over campus protests related to the Gaza war.

The attack on the group demonstrating in Boulder for the release of hostages held by Hamas fits into several arguments the administration is making about what needs to change in the country, particularly since the suspect behind the attack was living in the U.S. on an expired visa.

So far, the response from the administration has been much more focused on highlighting that immigration status.

Trump’s response to the attack a day later began by ripping his predecessor President Biden for what he deems a “ridiculous open border policy.”

The Department of Homeland Security, meanwhile, was “revamping” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tip line to “report suspicious criminal activity by illegal aliens including terrorist activity, gang related crimes, and suspected sex trafficking” in its response to the event in Boulder.

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