"The rally was part of a weeklong, daily protest outside Schumer's home and office urging him to use the upcoming funding deadline to rein in ICE. It comes amid a surge in warrantless raids and arrests of undocumented immigrants and U.S. citizens, as well as the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross as Good was attempting to drive away from a protest."
"Good's death sparked mass anti-ICE demonstrations in Minnesota and across the country. The protests have often been met with what organizers describe as excessive force by ICE agents, including the use of pepper spray and arrests. Nearly 3,000 ICE agents are currently deployed to the Minneapolis region, and on Jan. 19, the Pentagon announced that 1,500 troops were preparing for a possible deployment to Minnesota."
About 25 members of Indivisible Brooklyn braved freezing temperatures on Jan. 20 to rally outside Senator Chuck Schumer's Park Slope home, urging him to oppose any appropriations bill that increases funding for ICE or Border Patrol when the Senate returns Jan. 26. The rally was part of a weeklong daily protest using the upcoming DHS funding deadline to press for rein in ICE amid a surge in warrantless raids and arrests and the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Protesters demanded withholding votes on bills that add to ICE's budget and strengthening restrictions on dragnet arrests and racial or language-based targeting.
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