Swalwell slammed by Border Patrol commander over imagery showing ICE raiding Jesus Christ’s manger

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The architect of some of DHS’ most consequential immigration enforcement operations fired back at Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., after Swalwell posted a Christmas image depicting a helicopter and ICE agents converging on the Bethlehem crèche. "May this be the last Christmas we live this nightmare," Swalwell captioned the image, which drew widespread backlash during the Twelve Days of Christmas. "Yes, the last Christmas where un-American pedantic dolts choose illegal aliens over US Citizens," U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino responded, before following up by exchanging with others on social media. Bovino then replied to a Florida woman who told Swalwell: "Yes, the nightmare was [the] last four years prior letting in everyone and their grandma. Insane [a] congressman would post this." EXCLUSIVE: CATHOLIC BISHOPS CHIDED FOR SOWING ‘CONFUSION’ ON DEPORTATIONS STANCE "Well said… Merry Christmas," Bovino said, adding he would follow her X account. When another critic brought up Swalwell’s alleged relationship with a Chinese spy named Fang Fang – which the congressman denies – Bovino quipped, "Oh yes, how could I forget to mention that." Other commentators slammed Swalwell for appearing to misstate the underlying facts of why Joseph and Mary had gone to Bethlehem and why they fled to Egypt soon after Jesus Christ’s birth – a storyline immigration activists sometimes use to counter pro-border security arguments. DHS FIRES BACK AFTER DEM LAWMAKER CLAIMS SHE WAS 'PUSHED ASIDE AND PEPPER SPRAYED' DURING ICE RAID One cited a passage from the Gospel of Luke, which recounts that Caesar Augustus ordered a census across the Roman Empire, requiring each man to return to his ancestral town. Joseph, a descendant of King David, therefore traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem, David’s birthplace. Per the Gospel of Matthew, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to take his family and flee to Egypt, as King Herod was seeking to kill young Jesus. Observers often deba…