A year of terror at the hands of ICE, Trump's anti-immigrant enforcement arm

"Car windows smashed and people dragged from their vehicles. Individuals knocked to the ground and pinned down. Guns pointed at unarmed civilians. Citizens and migrants alike, shot and killed in their cars. Protesters sprayed directly in the face with pepper spray or choked with tear gas. Anyone who dares to speak English with an accent or who has brown skin is forced to prove their citizenship at random."

"In the first year of the Republican's second presidency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE, its now globally recognized and feared acronym) has become the primary enforcer of his anti-immigrant offensive, resulting in more than half a million deportations in 12 months. The agency has been described as a paramilitary force and, according to the government itself, operates with absolute immunity."

"In Minneapolis, the latest target of the Trump administration, the agency's most violent side has been revealed. Some 3,000 federal agents arrived in Minnesota's most populous city in just over a week, starting in the first week of January, for what ICE's acting director, Todd Lyons, has called the largest immigration operation ever conducted. The result? A city in terror, with businesses closed, in-person classes canceled, and families sheltering in their homes."

Car windows are smashed, people are dragged from vehicles, knocked to the ground, pinned, and faced with guns. Citizens and migrants have been shot and killed in their cars. Protesters are sprayed in the face with pepper spray or choked with tear gas. Anyone speaking English with an accent or with brown skin is forced to prove citizenship at random. ICE has conducted more than half a million deportations in 12 months and operates with claimed absolute immunity. About 3,000 federal agents descended on Minneapolis in January in what ICE's acting director called the largest immigration operation ever conducted, leaving businesses closed, classes canceled, and families sheltering at home.

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