"I, as a government official, would have said, 'Back off. Let us work with ICE. Let's cooperate with them. Let's see if we can de-escalate this,'"
"Attorney General, you did the exact opposite, and two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves in harm's way."
"domestic terrorists"
"remain cautious and vigilant until we can confirm what this truly means."
Sen. Ron Johnson confronted Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison during a Senate Homeland Security hearing, criticizing Ellison for telling residents they had a First Amendment right to protest the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Johnson said he would have urged cooperation with ICE and accused Ellison of encouraging protests that led to the deaths of two Minneapolis demonstrators, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot and killed by immigration agents while protesting a DHS deportation campaign. The Trump administration labeled the victims "domestic terrorists" after the killings. Reported unprovoked violence by ICE and CBP in the Twin Cities increased over the prior two and a half months, and a Minneapolis lawmaker urged residents to remain cautious and vigilant until authorities clarified the situation.
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