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The Background

On January 7, an ICE agent shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis. It was only the first full day of what the Department of Homeland Security proclaimed is the largest operation in the department’s history, surging more than 2,000 federal law enforcement officers to the Twin Cities for immigration enforcement. 

They have killed a US citizen, and they are terrorizing our immigrant neighbors and anyone who looks Black and Brown. We must be clear: ICE’s attacks on our communities are motivated by hatred and fueled by violence and incompetence, and the outcome is predictable and horrifying.

We must speak out together, and demand ICE out of Minnesota now. The federal agent in question should be arrested, charged, and prosecuted. We must call on congress to demand a cease of ICE’s operations until an investigation into this incident is completed. People are being killed. Enough is enough. Our communities cannot wait for action.

What can we do?

We encourage you to call every one of your elected officials at all levels of government. No one gets by with the excuse that they aren’t in charge of ICE, we expect everyone in any level of leadership to speak up publicly and demand three things from Congress:

  1. Get ICE out of MN

  2. Demand the FBI share evidence with the BCA (Minnesota law enforcement) so Minnesota can conduct a fair investigation of the agent responsible and hold him accountable

  3. Congress needs to step in, investigate ICE, and hold this Administration accountable for federal overreach.

Who should I call?

Please call your US Representative as top priority, then your US Senators. Ask them to organize their colleagues to end this.

Example Script:

Hi this is (your name) and I’m a constituent from (your city). I am horrified by ICE’s actions in our community and state as they terrorize our neighbors who are immigrants or who look Black or Brown. Now they’ve shot and killed a legal observer. I feel unsafe having ICE in our community and am calling on you in your leadership role to speak up to Congress on our behalf. I’m asking that you put out a public statement asking for three things:

  1. Get ICE out of MN

  2. Demand the FBI share evidence with the BCA (Minnesota law enforcement) so Minnesota can conduct a fair investigation of the agent responsible and hold him accountable

  3. Congress needs to step in, investigate ICE, and hold this Administration accountable for federal overreach. 

A number of elected officials have already spoken up asking for these demands and I hope and expect you will join them in demanding action from Congress. Thank you!

(If you’d like to leave your number for a call back, you can, especially with local elected officials)

Next Steps

  • Pass on this script to 5 friends & neighbors and invite them to make calls as well.

  • Join your local ICE watch groups and organize with your neighbors

  • Share a post on social media and/or write a letter to the editor in your local paper. Repeat these 3 demands and call on elected officials to speak up with us in this moment.

    • If you follow elected officials on social media and see them release a statement like we’re asking, be sure to like it, share it, and comment thanking them for speaking up!