“Anyone pointing the finger at law enforcement officers instead of the criminals is simply doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens.”The White House is forcefully defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement following Washington Gov. Asked whether the White House had a response to Ferguson’s remarks criticizing ICE, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI that rhetoric from Democratic officials is putting federal officers in danger. The White House response comes as Washington GOP Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) sharply criticized Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown for what he called “choosing escalation” amid rising tensions around federal immigration enforcement. In a statement responding to Ferguson’s Monday press conference and legislation moving through the Legislature, Walsh warned that protests nationwide are becoming increasingly violent and that Washington leaders are stoking conflict instead of working to prevent it. He accused Brown of amplifying extreme rhetoric and encouraging confrontation with the federal government.