Minneapolis became teh latest flashpoint in the debate over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a shooting on Wednesday left 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a mother of one, dead. The incident has ignited outrage and calls for the abolition of the agency, especially from public figures like actress Hannah Einbinder.
Einbinder Calls for Abolition, Links U.S. Actions abroad too Domestic Incidents
Golden Globe nominee Hannah Einbinder is using her platform to demand accountability and systemic change following a fatal shooting involving ICE in Minneapolis.
- Following the shooting, Einbinder asserted that “none of us are safe” until ICE is abolished.
- She drew a connection between U.S. foreign policy, specifically actions in palestine, and the actions of ICE within the United States.
- Einbinder called on fellow artists and public figures to dedicate their voices to fighting for ICE’s abolition.
- Minneapolis Mayor jacob Frey disputed the initial narrative from the Trump governance, calling it “bullshit.”
- The incident remains under inquiry by Minneapolis Police.
“The imperial boomerang has come back home,” Einbinder wrote in a statement shared to Instagram. “What we FUND and allow to happen to Palestinians by the hands of the IDF who TRAIN ICE will happen to our people here in America. They poisoned Flint Michigan and
Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations.
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According to a statement from Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers were conducting targeted operations when they were blocked by “rioters.” McLaughlin alleged that one of the protesters “weaponized her vehicle,attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them-an act of domestic terrorism.” An ICE officer then fired shots, fearing for the safety of themselves and others.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem echoed this account, stating that agents were attempting to move their vehicle when they were attacked by a woman who tried to run them over.
However, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed this narrative. “The Trump administration is already trying to spin this as an action of self defence,” Frey said in a press conference. “Having seen the video myself,I want to tell everybody directly,that is bullshit.This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.” Frey also issued a direct demand: “ICE get the f*ck out of Minneapolis.”
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed that the incident is under investigation, and both he and mayor Frey called for peace as protesters gathered at the scene in south minneapolis.
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