"Again. It was happening again. Not even three weeks ago, federal agents murdered a mother of three named Renee Good. A few days before that, another federal immigration officer shot and killed Keith Porter, Jr. in Los Angeles. Daily, our city network of concerned citizens is documenting the injustices happening against our neighbors. Pittsburgh - like America itself - would not exist without immigrants, yet we watch them be dehumanized and terrorized hourly in what has long been known as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
"I spent the rest of Saturday balancing parenting duties with grief, doomscrolling, and trying to stay on top of things. Play a board game, check the local Signal chats to see if ICE is near our community once again today. They've been consistently trolling our local businesses where immigrants work, asking for papers like modern-day Gestapo. Load the dishwasher, watch a video from a new angle that shows, once again, that Pretti was not a threat."
Federal immigration enforcement officers have shot and killed multiple people, including a mother of three and Keith Porter Jr., generating recurring shock and grief. Video evidence shows victims being shot while kneeling, fueling outrage and sustained social media circulation. Local communities in Pittsburgh experience regular ICE visits to businesses, paper checks, and surveillance described as intimidation. Residents juggle ordinary life with constant vigilance, tracking alerts and Signal chats to protect neighbors. The pattern of killings and harassment deepens collective trauma, exposes dehumanizing enforcement practices, and highlights the essential presence of immigrants in the city's social and economic life.
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