“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

Local law enforcement officials also did not investigate when a #BorderPatrol agent shot & wounded a UScitizen in her car in #Chicago less than a month later. Or when an #ICE agent in #Phoenix shot a #Honduran man during a traffic stop later that month

local police did not open investigations into 6 of the 12 shootings by on-duty fed agents that have led to the deaths or injuries of citizens & #immigrants since Sept

https://www.propublica.org/article/why-local-state-police-rarely-investigate-ice-cbp-fbi

“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”

It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law.

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#ICE Detained a 4-Year-Old #US Citizen and her #Honduran Family in Hotels for Weeks https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/28/ice-hotel-arrest-laguardia-detained/
ICE Detained a 4-Year-Old U.S. Citizen and her Honduran Family in Hotels for Weeks

The mother and her two young children, one of them born in the United States, were not able to contact the outside world for nearly three weeks while being held in hotel rooms in Queens and Louisiana.

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@PhoenixSerenity And this has been going on before #TrumpSucks and #KristiNoem !

#LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions and abuse in #ICE custody

A new study found that the majority of LGBTQ+ detainees interviewed experienced harassment while being detained.

Kate Sosin, August 21, 2024

Excerpt: "The detainees’ allegations align with past claims made by LGBTQ+ advocates questioning ICE’s ability to safely detain queer asylum seekers. In 2018, #transgender #Honduran migrant #RoxanaHernández died in ICE custody from complications of pneumonia and AIDS, setting off months of protests and calls for investigations into the agency. The Daily Beast later reported that it was likely Hernández had been physically abused in custody.

"Later that year, advocates successfully lobbied for the release of gay #Nigerian asylee #UdokaNweke, who reported having a severe mental health crisis at Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Southern California. Nweke’s release was soon followed by the 2019 death of another transgender detainee, #JohanaMedinaLeón, who had complained of chest pains when entering custody.

"That same year, 29 trans women detained in a pod in New Mexico released a statement through the advocacy organization Trans Queer Pueblo claiming that they were languishing in dire conditions.

" 'Several of us are also not receiving needed medications,' the women wrote. 'Some officials mistreat us daily, verbally, and psychologically assaulting us.'

"In January 2020, 45 members of Congress sent a letter to ICE demanding the release of all of its transgender detainees, claiming that the agency failed to safely house them by exposing them to sexual and physical violence. Three dozen former detainees reiterated that call in a letter to President Joe Biden the following year.

"But advocates say the issue has gained little traction as former President Donald Trump takes aim at asylum-seekers and immigrants find themselves in the crosshairs of heated political debate."

https://19thnews.org/2024/08/ice-custody-lgbtq-asylum-seekers-report/

#ICESucks #Profiling #RacialProfiling

#IlhanOmar: #Trump's ‘obsession' is ‘#creepy and unhealthy' as raids expand

Jason K. Morrell
Thu, December 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM EST

"Two major federal #immigration operations were underway Wednesday in #Minneapolis and #NewOrleans. They unfolded just as President Donald Trump delivered new attacks on Somali immigrants and on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.

"#CivilRights groups say the timing and rhetoric are escalating fear in immigrant communities already bracing for enforcement actions.

Omar responds to Trump's comments

"Trump on Wednesday launched a new round of criticism aimed at #Somali immigrants, Minnesota's largest immigrant community. He told reporters that 'Somalians should be out of here" and claimed they had "destroyed our country.'

"He said Somalia was 'not even a nation' and that he hoped never to visit, drawing condemnation from Minneapolis officials.

"The president then turned his ire to Omar, who is #SomaliAmerican and a frequent target his attacks. He said, "You have her talking about ‘The constitution provides me with …' Go back to your own country and figure out your constitution.'

"Omar responded, saying, 'Our president's obsession with me and the Somali community really is creepy and unhealthy.'

"She added that her constituents 'are not going to be scapegoated' and 'are here to stay.'

"NBC News reporting indicates federal officials are preparing an enforcement operation in Minnesota that could focus heavily on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.

Raids already underway in Minneapolis

"Federal immigration agents began operations in Minneapolis just hours before Trump made the comments. Officials say they are targeting immigrants accused of serious crimes, though advocates warn the sweeps are casting a much wider net.

What's happening in New Orleans

"In #NewOrleans, specifically in #Kenner, a suburb with one of #Louisiana's largest #Hispanic populations, residents saw #BorderPatrol agents in marked and unmarked vehicles driving slowly through neighborhoods, gas stations and big-box store parking lots, according to the Associated Press and NBC News.

"Reporters observed agents stopping at least one man mowing a lawn and surrounding another home where a man climbed onto the roof until officers eventually left. Many agents wore Border Patrol identifiers but had their faces covered.

"A #DHS official said the New Orleans surge is aimed at immigrants accused of crimes including home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft auto and rape. The agency has blamed 'sanctuary-style' local policies for allowing some people with ICE detainers to be released from custody.

Fear across immigrant neighborhoods

"The tactics have rattled families across #JeffersonParish and surrounding communities.

"A #Honduran immigrant told Noticias Telemundo he has avoided leaving his home for two weeks.

" 'We've stopped going to work because our fear is that we'll be stopped,' he said."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ilhan-omar-trumps-obsession-creepy-121756009.html

#SanctuaryCities #USPol #ICETerrorism #ICESucks #MurderPatrol #TooManyCreeps #TrumpIsACreep #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Ilhan Omar: Trump's ‘obsession' is ‘creepy and unhealthy' as raids expand

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