Americans oppose ICE’s tactics for enforcing immigration laws by a 2-to-1 margin, with 62% of Americans disapproving of the way ICE is handling law enforcement and immigration policy, and 58% saying Trump is “going too far” in deporting undocumented immigrants.
The FBI has declined to release any information or evidence related to the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, which has sparked public disapproval of ICE and calls for greater transparency and accountability from federal agencies.
The New York Times editorial board has raised the United States one level closer to autocracy in the category of stifling speech and dissent, citing recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota as evidence of a broader trend of intimidation and force against those who oppose the Trump administration’s agenda.
Disability Rights California has condemned the wave of state-sponsored violence and called for an end to policies that it says are fueling death and terror, citing the disproportionate rates of arrest, harm and death of disabled people and people of color with disabilities.
Leaders of legacy civil rights organizations are urging U.S. senators to vote against funding ICE and DHS, citing a pattern of lawlessness, lack of accountability, and erosion of civil rights at the hands of federal law enforcement.
Federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have intensified scrutiny and backlash after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, raising serious concerns about public safety, political accountability and federal obstruction of local investigations.
Mike Fox argues that the modern legal system has created a “legal black hole” around misconduct by federal agents, making it difficult for families to hold them accountable for excessive force.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom issued guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate state law crimes committed by federal agents, following the federal government’s refusal to cooperate with state and local investigations into two recent federal officer-involved shooting deaths in Minnesota.
Three former DOJ trial attorneys have criticized the Trump administration for canceling an agreement between Minneapolis and the DOJ that required police to de-escalate whenever possible, arguing that it undermined accountability and led to the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Minnesota’s attorney general, mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, seeking to remove federal immigration agents from the state following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
Immigration agents have been using banned chokeholds and other dangerous tactics on immigrants, citizens, and protesters, putting lives at risk, despite the fact that these tactics were banned after George Floyd’s murder.