Leaders of legacy civil rights organizations are urging U.S. senators to vote against funding ICE and DHS, citing a pattern of lawlessness, lack of accountability, and erosion of civil rights at the hands of federal law enforcement.
Federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota have intensified scrutiny and backlash after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens, raising serious concerns about public safety, political accountability and federal obstruction of local investigations.
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles for allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act while covering a protest, in what press freedom advocates and courts have called an unprecedented effort to criminalize routine newsgathering.
The U.S. Senate voted to block an appropriations bill that would have reauthorized ICE’s budget without added oversight or restrictions, following public pressure after a fatal agent-involved incident.
The federal immigration operation in south Minneapolis has sparked a national reckoning over force, authority and accountability, resulting in two deaths, mass protests, and a state government rebuking Washington, all stemming from long-standing structural failures within ICE.
The UCLA study found that during the second Trump administration, immigration detention policies were expanded and disproportionately targeted noncriminal, law-abiding Latinos, resulting in a sharp increase in deaths in custody and a higher risk of out-of-state relocation for detainees.
A preliminary government review contradicts the Trump administration’s initial account of the shooting death of Alex Pretti during an immigration arrest, raising questions about the use of force by federal officers and the accuracy of official statements.
The No Kings Coalition has launched a nationwide organizing effort in response to increased federal immigration enforcement, with a mass mobilization planned for March 28 and the launch of an “Eyes on ICE” training program to help people safely monitor federal enforcement actions.
Minneapolis is facing a deep freeze, both literal and emotional, with the city feeling subdued and occupied by ICE agents, and the people of Minneapolis are urging elected officials to come and see the situation for themselves and take action.
A coalition of local prosecutors from across the country has been formed to support state-level prosecutions of federal law enforcement officers who violate state criminal laws, in response to what they describe as increasingly aggressive federal enforcement tactics.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading a multistate coalition opposing a federal immigration detention policy that requires many undocumented immigrants to be held without the opportunity for a bond hearing, arguing the policy violates due process and federal law.
Mike Fox argues that the modern legal system has created a “legal black hole” around misconduct by federal agents, making it difficult for families to hold them accountable for excessive force.
Rep. Alma Hernandez released a press statement calling for greater accountability and humanity from ICE agents after they detained a Venezuelan refugee family legally residing in the US, causing fear throughout the Tucson community.
MomsRising is calling on U.S. senators to refuse any expansion of funding for ICE and DHS and to impose stronger accountability measures after two fatal immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis this month.
The ACLU has criticized the House’s narrow vote on an appropriations bill that would significantly increase funding for ICE without adding new accountability measures, warning that the legislation would expand enforcement power at a time of heightened public concern.
The Legal Defense Fund has condemned the fatal shooting of a Minnesota ICU nurse by Department of Homeland Security agents during a Minneapolis protest, calling it part of a broader pattern of federal law enforcement abuses and civil rights violations.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s recent statement defending constitutional process and restraint, while not redeeming her record, highlights the dangerous political condition of the US, where the machinery of coercive power is becoming indiscriminate and threatening even those who once applauded its use.
Federal immigration agents shot and killed a Minneapolis nurse, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, during a targeted operation, sparking protests, political condemnation, and a potential budget crisis in Congress as Senate Democrats moved to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.
Federal immigration officers are now asserting new authority to forcibly enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge, despite a federal judge ruling such conduct unconstitutional after a family’s home was broken into with only an administrative warrant.
Federal immigration enforcement agents detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy, sparking national debate and protests, as well as rare public defenses from top administration officials, while critics argue that the tactic used was inhumane and violated basic standards of decency.