A state lawmaker from Stamford is breaking his silence about a government social media post that led to a flood of threats against him.

Democratic Rep. Corey Paris called it a “coordinated effort” to silence critics of the Trump’s administration’s immigration crackdown.

Paris said his family has lived in fear for the past 11 days.

“Our faith is sustaining us,” he told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Hartford. “It will continue to sustain us.”

Paris was flooded with racist and violent threats after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared a false X post accusing him of “doxxing” agents. That’s when someone reveals confidential information that puts people in danger.

Speaking publicly for the first time on Tuesday, Paris called ICE’s actions government intimidation.

“The attacks that are happening, they’re not sporadic. These attacks are coordinated,” he said. “The attacks against elected officials, against immigrant families, against those who speak out simply for having a difference of opinion under this federal government and administration – they are a coordinated effort that will ramp up more and more over the next few years.”

ICE defended – but later deleted – the retweet. Although Paris never revealed agents’ location, the agency said he endangered them.

“We condemn violence and threats of any kind,” a spokesperson said in a statement last week. “Notifying the public about ICE law enforcement operations endangers law enforcement and weakens American national security. Our ICE law enforcement is now facing an 1,000% increase in assaults.”

The incident involving Paris has now led to a Senate subcommittee investigation launched by Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

In a letter to the acting ICE director, the senator requested details about how agents are trained, a list of all U.S. citizens who are detained and steps agents use to identify citizens. Blumenthal also wants to know if agents are paid incentives for more arrests.

“Detention of U.S. citizens, excessive use of force, other abusive tactics that are more characteristic of a police state,” he said.

ICE did not respond to a request for comment, but Republican leaders accused Blumenthal of grandstanding.

“Once again, Democrats are investigating law enforcement tactics while positioning criminals as victims,” said Connecticut House GOP leader Vin Candelora (R-North Branford) and state Rep. Greg Howard (R-Stonington). “[Sen. Blumenthal] should step away from the cameras and focus on solutions to the illegal immigration crisis he and his Democratic colleagues in Washington not only ignored but allowed to worsen throughout the Biden presidency.”

ICE agents recently arrested 65 people across western Connecticut in a four-day sting dubbed “Operation Broken Trust.” The agency said that 29 of those detained had violent criminal histories.

The recent crackdown comes as Connecticut expands the TRUST Act, which limits when local police can work with federal immigration authorities. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also listed Connecticut as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” – a claim Gov. Ned Lamont denies.

“When it comes to criminals, we work very closely with the federal government to get dangerous people off the street. When it comes to shoplifters and jaywalkers, we’re not playing the immigration game here,” he said. “I’m just trying to lower the temperature and work with people as best I can, and I want to make sure that, with schools going back into session, our kids know they can go into school and be safe.”