Minneapolis shooting latest: demonstrations and vigils across US after Minnesota woman fatally shot by ICE agent | US politics
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Jeremy Barr
Cable news networks moved Wednesday to cover breaking news of a woman killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, rushing reporters to the scene and enlisting former government officials and legal analysts to comment.
On-screen graphics from the three major cable networks framed the event a little differently. While Fox News referred to it as a “Deadly Shootout Involving ICE,” CNN said more bluntly: “ICE Officer Kills Woman in Minneapolis.”
Progressive network MS NOW — formerly MSNBC — described the incident in an on-screen graphic as, in part, “Spy Kills Woman.”
Both CNN and Fox News commissioned former officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide analyzes based on their own government experiences, but their results were different.
John Sandweg, who served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Obama administration, questioned whether federal agents were properly trained and vetted.
“My immediate concern is: To what extent has this rush to hire people – this shortcut in our training – affected what’s going on here?” he said on CNN.
Rachel Leingang
When a federal agent shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the Guardian was nearby, shadowing observers who had spent months training to monitor and respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the state.
Unmarked ICE vehicles lined the street and yellow police tape cordoned off the area immediately after the attack. Dozens of protesters and community members were seen yelling at ICE officers and local police on the snowy street. Amidst the chaos, more agents arrived.
People shouted at Minneapolis police to arrest the ICE agent who shot the woman in the car.
“What did your parents teach you?” a woman shouted at the agents.
A man playing a megaphone shouted the slogan “Say it loud, say it clearly, immigrants are welcome here” to some people in the area. People repeatedly shouted for ICE to go away, go home, and get out of Minneapolis; This request was repeated by the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
“I have a message to our community for our city, and I have a message for ICE. To ICE, get the hell out of Minneapolis. We don’t want you here. The reason you’re in this city is to create some kind of security, and you’re doing the exact opposite. People are getting hurt,” Frey said.
The mayor added: “Families are being torn apart. Long-time Minneapolis residents who have contributed greatly to our city, our culture, our economy are being terrorized, and now someone is dead.”
Wednesday marked the second day of an expected 30-day surge in what ICE calls its largest operation to date.
Witness footage appears to capture the moment a federal immigration officer shot and killed the female driver of a dark red SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
The incident occurred during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation.
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey disputed federal authorities’ account of the shooting and demanded that ICE agents leave the city.
Protests continue across the US after a woman was shot and killed by ICE police
Hello, welcome to the live blog of US politics. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news over the next few hours.
We start with this news Protests continue across the United States after a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown.
The shooting marked a dramatic escalation in the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. It was at least the fifth death due to Wednesday’s crackdown, AP reported.
The Twin Cities have been on edge since the Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of the operation Tuesday, at least partly linked to allegations of fraud involving Somali citizens.
Following the shooting, a crowd of protesters gathered at the scene to show their anger at local and federal authorities. In a scene reminiscent of crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago, people chanted “ICE out of Minnesota” and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during operations.
Gov. Tim Walz said he was prepared to call in the National Guard if necessary and expressed outrage over the shooting but urged people to keep protests peaceful.
“They want a demonstration,” Walz said. “We can’t give it to them.”
There have been calls on social media for the officer who shot Macklin Good to be prosecuted. Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said state officials would investigate the attack with federal authorities.
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