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Senate Candidate Proposes Proud Boys for Immigration Enforcement

10/22/2025

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Jake Lang, a U.S. Senate candidate and January 6 defendant, proposed deputizing the Proud Boys to enforce immigration laws and bounty-hunt illegal immigrants.
Lang spent years for Capitol riot actions and denies wrongdoing, framing the campaign as a loyalty test to Trump.
Legal experts warn the plan could foster lawlessness and a police state.
Lang defends January 6 actions as self-defense, signaling a shift to a more aggressive Republican agenda.

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Story summary

Jake Lang, a U.S. Senate candidate and January 6 defendant, proposed deputizing the Proud Boys to enforce immigration laws and bounty-hunt illegal immigrants.
Lang spent years for Capitol riot actions and denies wrongdoing, framing the campaign as a loyalty test to Trump.
Legal experts warn the plan could foster lawlessness and a police state.
Lang defends January 6 actions as self-defense, signaling a shift to a more aggressive Republican agenda.