"Since January 6, roughly 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minnesota under the pretext of responding to a fraud investigation. In practice, these largely untrained and undisciplined federal agents have been terrorizing Minneapolis residents through illegal and excessive uses of force often against US citizens prompting a federal judge to attempt to place limits on the agency's actions. The Trump administration is encouraging the lawlessness by announcing absolute immunity for ICE agents."
"In just the past week, ICE agents shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, shortly after she returned from dropping her child off at school. They blinded two protesters by shooting them in the face with so-called less deadly weapons. They fired teargas bombs around the car of a family carrying six children, sending one child to the emergency room with breathing problems."
"They violently dragged a woman out of her car and on to the ground screaming. They have shot protesters in the legs. They have forcibly taken thousands of individuals to detention facilities, separating families and casting people into legal limbo often without regard to their legal status. Rather than investigate this conduct and the officer who shot Renee Good, the justice department has opened a criminal investigation into the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, and Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey."
Since January 6, roughly 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minnesota ostensibly for a fraud investigation. Many agents are described as largely untrained and undisciplined and have used illegal and excessive force against Minneapolis residents, including US citizens. Actions attributed to agents in one week include the killing of Renee Good, blinding protesters, teargas attacks around a car with six children, violent forcible removals, and mass detentions separating families. The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey instead of investigating the officer who shot Renee Good, prompting six US attorneys to resign. Governor Walz placed the Minnesota National Guard on standby as public outrage and escalation continue.
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