At one anti-Trump, “No Kings,” 50501, Indivisible-style rally last year, a white woman openly complained about the lack of young people and people of color showing up to protest President Donald Trump and ICE enforcement. As a person of color, the explanation is simple: many Blacks and Hispanics are done with affluent white liberal females (AWFLs) trying to draft us into their self-centered crusades—especially when those crusades target the rule of law and a duly elected president many of us voted for.

Videos circulating on X and TikTok make the point plainly: this is not our fight, and it never will be. Some of us intentionally keep our distance—sometimes by counties—because we want nothing to do with the chaos these protests invite. There’s a reason people move to quieter places: fewer protests, more peace, and a desire to keep it that way. As one blunt message put it, “We don’t want your smoke—so don’t bring it.”

The tired “White Savior” routine isn’t just exhausting; the hypocrisy is impossible to miss. There were no mass protests, viral tears, or moral grandstanding over the murders of Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Ava Moore, or Iryna Zarutska. No marches for 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray or 7-year-old Ivory Smith. These victims weren’t looking for trouble; they were living their lives until illegal criminals—who had no right to be here—took them. Where was the outrage then? Apparently, those stories don’t generate influencer content or help paint law enforcement as the villain of the week.

Here are some inconvenient facts: many Blacks and Hispanics respect law enforcement, have family in law enforcement, want officers safe, and want the law enforced. Many of us lived through nonstop unrest in cities that normalized chaos. Some escaped—and we don’t want it following us home. Yet AWFLs often drive in from low-crime enclaves to spark disorder, then head back to comfortable suburbs convinced they’ve done something heroic. They haven’t.

Stop pretending we’re your allies.

The selective use of “people of color” as political props is the height of white liberal hypocrisy. Black mothers die in places like Chicago and Memphis without ICE involved—so there’s no outrage. Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children went missing under the Biden-Harris administration—many Latino and Black—yet silence prevailed. When ICE is doing the hard work of removing criminals and stopping exploitation, suddenly it’s demonized. The same activists who call illegal immigrants their “neighbors” work to shield the very people exploiting children and harming innocents, while demanding Black and brown faces to legitimize attacks on ICE agents and pretend consequences don’t exist.

As several voices point out, outrage has become a business. Politicians fundraise off it, influencers monetize it, and legacy media chase clicks. Tragedies like Renee Good’s become currency, with GoFundMe totals climbing and campaign videos getting polished for the next election cycle. It’s a free country—people can profit from narratives—but let’s not pretend it’s about justice.

Here’s the positive truth: many Americans of every background want order, safety, and honesty. They want law enforcement to do its job, criminals held accountable, and politics that protect communities instead of exploiting them. President Trump’s focus on enforcement speaks to that reality—and it’s why so many of us refuse to be cast in someone else’s protest theater.