WASHINGTON — Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, is renewing his calls for more compassionate decisions when it comes to immigration enforcement, calling it “a false narrative” that the country can’t simultaneously practice empathy and the rule of law.

“Sadly, a lot of times when we’re talking about immigration, it’s just painful,” Curtis said in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning. “I think we’re really struggling with compassion.”

That lack of compassion, Curtis argued, stems from both sides. While Curtis acknowledged there are real concerns with how ICE agents operate, he argued that protesters who interfere with their missions are also not acting out of compassion.

“It’s like us against them,” Curtis said. “We’ve got to get rid of bad guys and to be compassionat

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