The Republican Party of New Mexico are declaring a fire that burned an entryway at their Albuquerque headquarters an act of political arson.

An early morning fire Sunday destroyed the entryway of the New Mexico Republican Party headquarters, which the group's leaders called a "deliberate act of arson."

A fire damaged the entryway at the Republican Party of New Mexico’s Albuquerque headquarters early Sunday, which the party called “a deliberate act of arson.” The words “ICE=KKK” were spray-painted on the building,

Officials confirmed that the headquarters had been damaged in a fire, which the Republican Party called a “deliberate act of arson.”

Suspected arson at the state Republican headquarters in Albuquerque early Sunday likely falls under the umbrella of political violence. The entryway of the building was scorched, and a message scrawled on the wall in spray paint: "ICE=KKK.

Authorities in New Mexico are investigating a fire at the state's Republican Party headquarters that appears to have been intentionally set. Republican lawmakers are calling it a deliberate attack. How New Mexico's democratic governor is responding to the arson investigation.