04.03.2026 16:27
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This is an enraging, heartbreaking story.
Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."
Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.
With zero accountability.
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending."
We are living through the most serious crackdown on civil liberties built on lies
👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.
"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“One defense counsel said Singh was the only prosecutor her clients ever liked. Defendants high-fived him after hearings, appreciating that he treated them with humanity.
That kind of reputation is lost much more easily than it’s earned. What a waste.
Tragic how someone can go from this:
“One defense counsel said Singh was the only prosecutor her clients ever liked. Defendants high-fived him after hearings, appreciating that he treated them with humanity.”
To this:
We need legislation that allows victims of ICE/CBP’s brutality to sue for money damages in federal court for the violation of their constitutional rights.
We need a Section 1983 for the Feds.
MSNBC: Would you be willing to say yes to ICE needing to have judicial warrants before they can enter a home?
GOP REP. DON BACON: I do support warrants. What's in the Constitution has to be done for everybody if you ask me. I'm not a lawyer.
According to internal emails obtained as part of a FOIA request, top ICE officials knew as early as March 2025 that officers were using dramatically more force against civilians and the targets of enforcement operations — months before federal officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
This is why we need legislation that allows victims of ICE/CBP’s brutality to sue for money damages in federal court for the violation of their constitutional rights.
We need a Section 1983 for the Feds.
Exactly! Following widely accepted practices and the law is the absolute bare minimum.
We need real accountability — legislation that allows victims of ICE/CBP’s brutality to sue for money damages in federal court for the violation of their constitutional rights. A Section 1983 for the Feds.
Be a neighbor, not a Nazi!
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Minnesota's top investigative agency says federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Demanding that ICE/CBP follow their own standards and the law is the absolute bare minimum.
We need real accountability — legislation that allows victims of ICE/CBP’s brutality to sue for money damages in federal court for the violation of their constitutional rights. A Section 1983 for the Feds.
I wrote an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune about how we can hold ICE/CBP legally accountable for their actions. I hope you’ll give it a read.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/o...
A picture really is worth a thousand words.
We need more than just abolition; we also need accountability.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/o...
