"Republicans are trying to regain support by seeming to back off their extremism, although they are not backing far: not a single Republican showed up for a public forum held today in Washington, D.C., by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) and other Democrats on ICE violence."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
"At the hearing, Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot five times by federal agents, told her story; so did Aliya Rahman, another U.S. citizen detained by ICE; and so did the brothers of U.S. citizen Renee Good, killed by federal agents."
"Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) then read text messages between ICE agents after one of them shot US citizen Marimar Martinez: 'The agent texted, 5 shots - 7 holes. I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys! Oh well, it is what it is. Shit happens.'”
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/3
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-300-2326
… FOX9 (MN) reported that a DOJ attorney melted down in federal court while trying to defend the Trump admin’s conduct: “SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, ‘The system sucks, this job sucks’ to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin.
Kristin Du Mez points to what Stella Carson, the "pink coat lady," told Anderson Cooper in an interview about filming the murdeer of Alex Pretti:
"I knew that this was a moment, and we all have to be brave and we all have to take risks, and we’re all going to be given moments to make that decision.”
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #AlexPretti #StellaCarson #murder #execution #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/4
https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/were-all-going-to-be-given-moments
"I recommend watching the whole interview, and sitting with it. Carlson is an ordinary American on her way to work. Her bravery meant that the entire world saw the nature of what we’re up against."
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #AlexPretti #StellaCarson #murder #execution #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/5
"The unhinged behavior that we have seen from federal immigration officials, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot while drawing attention to or recording agents’ behavior, is a direct consequence of power without accountability. On Sunday, ProPublica revealed the names of the two agents involved in the Pretti shooting:"
~ Adam Serwer
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #AlexPretti #murder #execution #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/6
"Border Patrol officer Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Suffice it to say that two Hispanic Americans killing a white person trying to prevent them from harassing or deporting other Hispanic people, on the orders of Stephen Miller—a Jewish American whose ancestors fled pogroms in Eastern Europe—is a uniquely grotesque expression of the American melting pot in action."
#Trump #CBP #MaskedThugs #AlexPretti #murder #execution #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/7
"When you are asking men to essentially make war on their fellow citizens—to force lightly dressed people out into the frigid Minneapolis winter, detain elementary schoolers, follow good Samaritans as they deliver food to hiding families, and drag, tackle, beat, tase, or even shoot American citizens—you may find telling them that they can keep their identity hidden useful."
#Trump #CBP #ICE #MaskedThugs #violence #AlexPretti #murder #execution #immigrants
/8
"The masks may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to to make it easier for them to do unspeakable things."
#Trump #StephenMiller #RaymundoGutierrez #JesusOchoa #CBP #ICE #MaskedThugs #violence #AlexPretti #murder #execution #immigrants
/9
"Alex Pretti had courage and all the things the myths and tales say men should aspire to. He had them because of his empathy, because of his ethic of care. His executioners had the performance of masculinity, the kind won by meting out violence and terrorising communities."
~ Alexander Hurst
#Trump #ICE #CBP #JesusOchoa #RaymundoGutierrez #AlexPretti #murder #execution #masculinity
/10
"On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care."
#Trump #ICE #CBP #JesusOchoa #RaymundoGutierrez #AlexPretti #murder #execution #masculinity
/11
As Heather Cox Richardson also does (see /1 above), Edith Olmsted points out:
"Not a single Republican congressperson—the very same people who want you to believe that Good deserved to die—bothered to attend Tuesday’s forum [on ICE violence in Minnesota]."
Olmsted highlights testimony given by two brothers of Renee Good at the forum.
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #immigrants #ApprovalRating
/12
https://newrepublic.com/post/206105/renee-good-brothers-mourn-death-ice-terror
"Years ago I came to the conclusion that the Department of Homeland Security was a mistake in all sorts of various ways. I believe as we now approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11 later this year, we must revisit it and break it apart."
~ Garrett M. Graff
#Trump #Republicans #DHA #ICE #immigrants #ApprovalRating #AbolishICE
/13
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-to-reform-ice-and-cbp
William Lindsey 
f*cking b*tch club