Angry ICE brokers undertake chilling new menace in wake of Renee Good taking pictures
Trump’s anti-migrant heavies have started using a particular form of language in threats against members of the public protesting against their behaviour
ICE agents in Minnesota have begun to use a chilling new catchphrase following the killing of Renee Good in the city last week.
A string of videos have emerged in recent days of officers threatening peaceful protesters to stop following them, or to comply with their demands. A number are shown saying variations of “have you not learned?” – a reference to an ICE agent gunning down the mum-of-three on a Minneapolis street last Wednesday.
Donald Trump’s surge of anti-Migrant heavies into the state continued overnight, with tensions continuing to rise. Ms Good was shot three times by an ICE officer as she was attempting to move her car around him and drive away. She died at the scene. Despite clear video evidence she did not pose a threat to the officer or those around him, Trump officials branded her a “domestic terrorist”, and backed the agent who shot her as acting in self defence.
At least five prosecutors have resigned over the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting. They include First Assistant US Attorney Joe Thompson, who had been leading the sprawling prosecution of public fraud schemes in the state. With the Department of Homeland Security pledging to send more than 2,000 immigration officers into Minnesota, the state, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, sued President Donald Trump ’s administration Monday to halt or limit the surge.
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The lawsuit says Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections by focusing on a progressive state that favours Democrats and welcomes immigrants. “What we are seeing is thousands — plural — thousands of federal agents coming into our city. And, yeah, they’re having a tremendous impact on day-to-day life,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. A judge set a status conference for Wednesday.
Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests in the state since early December and is vowing to not back down. Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, responding to the lawsuit, accused Minnesota officials of ignoring public safety. Meanwhile, last night ICE agents dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists during another day of confrontations, while students walked out of a suburban school to protest the immigration raids.
