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They have moved slowly, encumbered by a belief that a reversion to the old ways of #federal - #state cooperation might still be possible. The killings of #ReneeGood & #AlexPretti — & the federal response to those killings — ought to put this lingering nostalgia to rest. A return to the days of state-federal cooperation will not happen unless the #states reassert themselves to protect their citizens & punish federal #lawlessness.
#law #Trump #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
Unlike these constitutional cases, a public-nuisance complaint flexes a well-recognized & historically based exercise of #state #sovereignty. True, its application is novel. But that simply tells us that we live in a moment of new political challenges.
Until now, #states & #cities have been in denial about those challenges. They have not grasped the profound & potentially irreversible rupture in #federal-state relations that’s under way.
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That said, there’s no guarantee here∶ #SCOTUS under Chief Justice #JohnRoberts has shown itself willing to create new & unprecedented legal immunities for #federal misconduct without a scintilla of historical support. It could always do so here too.
In practical effect, this would be a device to transform ICE’s #obstruction into not just a violation of #state #law, but also of a #federal-court order.
#Criminal #liability by its nature comes too late to stop harms from happening. #States such as #Minnesota should also look to #CivilLaw as a basis for stopping baleful & unlawful #ICE tactics. This also requires some creative thinking—taking a legal tool designed for other purposes & fitting it to our new reality.
#Minnesota, & other #BlueStates, should also enact new laws that make #federal #obstruction harder. The #AlexPretti case shows that #ICE officials were willing to ignore a #state-court #warrant. Perhaps anticipating that, Minnesota officials went to federal court on Saturday, potentially after the scene of Pretti’s #shooting had been compromised, & obtained a temporary restraining order about #evidence preservation. The legal basis for such orders, however, may be fragile.
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As a result, key forensic #evidence was almost certainly lost. This comes after state officials were excluded from the investigation into #ReneeGood’s death.
#Federal #obstruction of #Minnesota’s #criminal investigation merits more creative pushback from the #state: Leaving investigations in the hands of #DHS alone sends a powerful message to #ICE officers.
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On Monday, a federal judge ruled “that any possible or anticipated removal or transfer of Petitioners Adrian Conejo Arias & L.C.R., a minor child, is IMMEDIATELY STAYED until further order from this Court,” a court document states.
In addition, #federal officials “SHALL NOT TRANSFER Petitioners Adrian Conejo Arias & L.C.R., a minor child, outside of this judicial district during the pendency of this litigation & until further Order of this Court,” the ruling says.
Liam & his dad were taken across the country to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas — an #ICE #detention facility [#ConcentrationCamp] for families.
The father has filed a lawsuit against #DHS Secretary #KristiNoem, #USAttorney General #PamBondi & other #federal officials.
#LiamRamos #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #Trump #law #immigration #DueProcess #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
A new #Minnesota website lays out evidence to counter #federal #misinformation after #immigration agents fatally shot 2 residents during the #Trump admin’s immigration crackdown, deepening an unprecedented divide, experts said Monday.
Minnesota also went to court to preserve evidence from the Saturday shooting of #AlexPretti after its own investigators were blocked from the scene by federal authorities.
#ReneeGood #law #murder #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP
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Bureau of Criminal Apprehension arrives at #shooting scene after being turned away
More than 24 hours after a #CBP agent shot & killed #AlexPretti, personnel from #MNBCA have arrived at the scene.
#BCA staff are “canvassing & looking to collect whatever evidence may be there,” #Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Sunday.
O’Hara said he requested the BCA to investigate immediately after the shooting, but “they were refused entry” by #federal agents.