The horror author with nearly seven million followers on X compares immigration enforcement to Nazi Germany’s secret police.<\/b>
\nLiberal author Stephen King slammed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday.
\u201cICE is the American Gestapo,\u201d King wrote on X.
The Gestapo was also known as the \u201cSecret State Police\u201d of Nazi Germany, which was formed in 1933. It enforced Nazi law by arresting political opponents and targeted enemies without due process.
King, who has nearly seven million followers on X, has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration and vocal about his progressive politics. The author had previously said that future history books would portray President Donald Trump negatively and that Trump\u2019s supporters would be quick to disassociate from him.
King, most known for \u201cThe Shining\u201d and \u201cCarrie,\u201d did not respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment. Fox News Digital also reached out to ICE for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
King was not the only artist to compare ICE to the Gestapo. While performing a show in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen expressed a similar sentiment, calling for ICE to \u201cget the f\u2014 out\u201d of Minneapolis.
\u201cIf you believe in democracy, in liberty, if you believe that truth still matters, that it\u2019s worth speaking out, that it is worth fighting for, if you believe in the power of the law and no one stands above it, if you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading American cities and using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don\u2019t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president,\u201d Springsteen told the crowd, according to NJArts.net.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz compared ICE to the Gestapo as well.
\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets,\u201d Walz said at the University of Minnesota Law School\u2019s graduation ceremony.
In light of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, several celebrities spoke out against ICE. Stars like Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Natasha Lyonne and others wore pins with slogans that read, \u201cBe Good\u201d and \u201cICE Out.\u201d
The \u201cBe Good\u201d pins were also seen on celebrities at the Golden Globes.
Good was shot and killed during an encounter with the ICE officer earlier this month, after she allegedly swerved her car toward him. Since then, protests have erupted in Minneapolis and across the U.S. Local officials, such as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, have criticized the ICE officer\u2019s actions.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security said the agent acted in self-defense, describing Good\u2019s behavior before the shooting as \u201can act of domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n