January 21, 2026 | Commentary | Emma Hall

Corrupt Cooper caved to dark money anti-ICE group

Commentary

In 2019, Roy Cooper fell for a coordinated pressure campaign by a dark money anti-deportation group and  vetoed legislation requiring law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.

This same group - which is openly pushing to build â€śanti-MAGA local governing majorities” - is mobilizing in support of Cooper’s senate race. Now that they know he's susceptible to pressure campaigns, what else will they ask him to do?

As a reminder, Cooper has history of siding with criminal illegal immigrants. He has:

·    Blocked local law enforcement from working with ICE and refused to comply with nearly 1,400 detainer requests from immigration officials

·    Vetoed three bills requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE, fully embracing dangerous sanctuary policies that protect criminal illegal aliens

·    Vetoed legislation that would have removed illegal immigrants from North Carolina’s voter rolls

·    Oversaw the release of nearly 500 illegals from North Carolina jails, including individuals charged with sex offenses, kidnapping, arson, and homicide

“Roy Cooper claims  to oppose dark money, but when radical, well-funded activists demanded he block commonsense legislation to help law enforcement arrest violent illegal criminals, he folded. North Carolinians want safe communities, and they will never forget that Roy Cooper sold them out to satisfy extreme activists.” - RNC Spokesperson Emma Hall