Immigration Advocates, Leaders Discuss Safety in Wake of Minnesota ICE Shooting

Immigration advocates, leaders discuss safety in wake of Minnesota ICE shooting

As the FBI investigates whether a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was justified in shooting and killing a woman in Minnesota, immigration advocates in Dallas are focusing on community safety. “I’m just more concerned than I was, and I think we all are,” said Eric Folkerth, senior pastor at Kessler Park United Methodist Church. Folkerth is one of 40 faith leaders who meet weekly outside the Dallas ICE field office for a prayer vigi…

Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota

Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations after a shooting in Minnesota. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding while leadership resists.

House Dem backs the idea of reining in DHS funding in wake of ICE-involved shooting in Minnesota

Rep. Julie Johnson of Texas said Democrats should pull Department of Homeland Security funding after a woman was shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE

As the scandal around ICE’s killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis gets worse, two leading Democrats—Representatives Eric Swalwell and Daniel Goldman—are set to introduce a new bill reining in ICE. It would end qualified immunity for civil enforcement officers like ICE agents, making it easier for victims of their abuses to sue them or pursue criminal charges against them in court. All this comes as top MAGA figures and leading Republicans have fl…