Local law enforcement officials have not investigated six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have resulted in deaths or injuries since September, raising questions about the lack of accountability and prompting calls for local authorities to step up and hold federal agents accountable for their actions.
The federal immigration operation in south Minneapolis has sparked a national reckoning over force, authority and accountability, resulting in two deaths, mass protests, and a state government rebuking Washington, all stemming from long-standing structural failures within ICE.
A preliminary government review contradicts the Trump administration’s initial account of the shooting death of Alex Pretti during an immigration arrest, raising questions about the use of force by federal officers and the accuracy of official statements.
MomsRising is calling on U.S. senators to refuse any expansion of funding for ICE and DHS and to impose stronger accountability measures after two fatal immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis this month.
The Legal Defense Fund has condemned the fatal shooting of a Minnesota ICU nurse by Department of Homeland Security agents during a Minneapolis protest, calling it part of a broader pattern of federal law enforcement abuses and civil rights violations.