Though I am reluctant to publish endless news regarding T***** and his ceaseless offenses and destruction of America’s democracy, it is crucial that people be aware of his actions.
Trump Administration’s Immigration Enforcement Sparks Nationwide Protests and Legal Challenges
Heather Cox Richardson
Growing Opposition to ICE Operations
Since ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have erupted across the country. Federal agents in Minnesota have escalated their tactics, with documented incidents including:
- Breaking into homes with weapons drawn
- Dragging a teenager from his workplace
- Guarding restrooms at Target
- Conducting door-to-door searches without warrants
- Using prohibited chokeholds
- Pulling people from vehicles
Administration’s Response
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended agents as acting “heroically to enforce the law.” Trump characterized Good as “very, very disrespectful to law enforcement.”
Representative Jamie Raskin contrasted this with Trump’s pardons for January 6 insurrectionists who violently attacked police, noting that police lack authority to shoot people for being disrespectful.
ICE as “Content Creator”
David Frum argues in The Atlantic that ICE has become less a law enforcement agency and more theatrical:
- ICE social media celebrates videos of armed agents hurting unarmed nonwhite individuals
- Operations appear designed to demonstrate power rather than efficiently enforce law
- Lowered hiring standards to meet deportation targets have increased untrained, violent agents
Targeting White Women Protesters
Fox News commentators have criticized “organized gangs of wine moms” using “Antifa tactics” and showing “weird and disturbing glee” while protecting neighborhoods. This creates tension with traditional conservative ideology about protecting white women.
Justice Department Investigation
The DOJ is investigating the incident as an assault on a federal officer rather than a civil rights violation, examining Good’s ties to activists rather than the shooting itself. This approach prompted at least six career prosecutors to resign from the Civil Rights Division.
Public Response
Community organizing:
- Neighborhood alert squads
- School escort services
- Food delivery for residents afraid to leave homes
Polling:
- 46% support abolishing ICE
- 43% oppose abolishing it
- Joe Rogan compared ICE to Nazi Germany’s Gestapo
Legal Challenges
Illinois lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security alleges:
- Random, violent questioning of residents
- Warrantless detentions of citizens and non-citizens
- Use of tear gas and chemical weapons against bystanders, injuring children, elderly, and police
Minnesota lawsuit by the state, Minneapolis, and St. Paul characterizes federal operations beginning January 6 as “a federal invasion” by “poorly trained, aggressive and armed agents.”
Trump’s Reactions
- Defended operations on social media with unsubstantiated claims about criminals
- Gave middle finger to UAW worker who called him “pedophile protector” at Michigan Ford plant
- Worker T.J. Sabula was suspended but expressed “no regrets whatsoever”
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