Somerville rep. follows Minneapolis mayor's lead in telling ICE to 'get the f- out'

"State Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven, a Democrat from Somerville, delivered a forceful renunciation of ICE in a video she posted to social media Wednesday. "We need to get ICE the f- out of Massachusetts," she said in the video. Uyterhoeven's language is reminiscent of how Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for ICE to "get the f- out of" his city in the immediate aftermath of the killing of Renee Good."

"Federal officers have surged into Minneapolis this month in an operation purportedly targeted at immigration enforcement and fraud. But reports of abuse and other unlawful actions are rampant, with residents regularly documenting alleged instances of racial profiling and unnecessary force on unarmed protesters and other citizens. Meanwhile, the Trump administration maintains that Good was a "domestic terrorist," and that the actions of the ICE agent who shot her were justified. Videos from the shooting directly contradict the administration's claims."

"In Massachusetts, reports circulated this week of a large shipment of vehicles being delivered to an ICE facility in Burlington, raising fears about a possible escalation in and around Boston. It is in this context that Uyterhoeven called on state leaders to take new actions that would reign in ICE. "The Massachusetts State House needs to be doing everything it can to stop ICE from killing, abducting, detaining, and deporting our neighbors," she said."

Federal officers surged into Minneapolis in an operation presented as targeting immigration enforcement and fraud amid widespread reports of abuse, racial profiling, and unnecessary force against unarmed protesters and other citizens. The Trump administration characterized Renee Good as a "domestic terrorist" and defended an ICE agent's actions, while videos from the shooting contradict those claims. Reports of a large shipment of vehicles to an ICE facility in Burlington raised fears of escalation near Boston. State Representative Erika Uyterhoeven posted a video calling for ICE to leave Massachusetts and urged passage of legislation to curb ICE powers and prevent deputization of local law enforcement.

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