Rantz: Seattle’s ‘Resistance TV’ pushes another story making criminal illegal immigrant the victim

If you ever wondered what happened to the “resistance,” look no further than KING 5 News. Once the race-obsessed mouthpiece for BLM activists, the station has seamlessly pivoted to become the broadcast arm of the illegal immigrant resistance movement. And their latest report by Sharon Yoo—soft-pedaling the criminal behavior of a violent felon now facing deportation—is truly manipulative activist-journalism.

Yoo’s piece profiles Kimlis Tek, who is currently in ICE custody after serving 15 years in prison. KING 5 frames him as a victim — a tragic figure caught in the so-called “DOC-to-ICE pipeline,” facing what they call “double punishment.” But here’s what KING 5 doesn’t want you to know: Kimlis didn’t spend 15 years behind bars for jaywalking or merely for “assault,” as Yoo breezily claims. That sanitized phrasing is designed to shield readers from the depravity of his actual crimes.

Is this the same Tek who was convicted of assault for slashing his wife’s arm with a military-style seven and a half inch knife — a six inch long wound so deep it severed muscle, left a permanent scar, and required 28 staples and over a month of rehab? But that’s not all. He was also convicted of witness tampering, and violations of a domestic violence no-contact order.

According to court records, he repeatedly pressured the victim to lie, asked her to skip trial, and called her at least 40 times in violation of court orders. The idea that this was simply “assault” is journalistically negligent — or purposefully deceptive.

KING 5 has become Resistance TV for illegal immigrants

Yoo’s framing isn’t accidental. It’s part of a pattern.

Her previous stories spotlight so-called “farmworker activists” self-deporting, ICE making arrests in parking lots that supposedly “traumatize” communities, and King County passing “immigrant protections” so that even dangerous offenders don’t face deportation. The unifying thread? Illegal immigrants are always victims. Law enforcement is always the villain. And the crimes? Barely mentioned or downplayed to the point of parody.

In fact, KING 5’s “Facing Race” series has become the digital megaphone for open-border radicals. They used to gin up outrage over race; now it’s outrage over ICE daring to do its job by detaining convicted felons. Their messaging is clear: if you’re in the country illegally and you commit violent crimes, you still shouldn’t be deported—because somehow that’s injustice.

This is absurd.

The absurdity of the ‘double punishment’ complaint

Of course someone like Tek Kimlis faces “double punishment.” That’s how the law works. If you’re a green card holder or here illegally and you commit violent felonies, you don’t get to stay. That’s not some racist policy—it’s a basic standard of public safety. Why should a foreign national who slashed his wife with a combat knife and then tried to harass her into silence get a second chance here?

Yoo doesn’t answer that. She doesn’t tell viewers the details of Kimlis’ conviction. She doesn’t show the scar. She doesn’t quote the victim,. She certainly doesn’t explain why a man who made dozens of harassing calls in violation of a court order should be viewed as sympathetic. Instead, viewers are treated to an interview with Kimlis’ weepy relatives, framed to tug at your heartstrings while leaving you in the dark.

This isn’t journalism. It’s propaganda. And KING 5 has made it their mission to push this narrative, facts be damned.

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