""They are textbook asylum cases," attorney Rebekah Wolf told The Advocate. "People from a country where who they are is criminalized and punishable by torture or death - that is literally the definition of an asylum seeker.""
"federal immigration agents are a modern-day "slave patrol.""
Alex Pretti was killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, prompting departures of Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and some agents from the city. Rep. Robert Garcia on the House Oversight Committee is calling for Kristi Noem's impeachment and advocating for the abolishment of ICE. Former Minneapolis City Council president Andrea Jenkins characterized federal immigration agents as a modern-day "slave patrol." Attorney Rebekah Wolf described the cases as textbook asylum claims, noting that people criminalized for their identities face torture or death. Coverage also raises concerns about the Trump administration potentially sending two gay men to Iran and backlash against Apple CEO Tim Cook for attending a White House screening.
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