'Public execution.' 'Trigger happy.' California lawmakers decry ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman
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The fatal shooting Wednesday of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent during an operation in Minneapolis has sparked public outrage and protests across the country, including in California, where agents have been involved in some shootings.California lawmakers and immigrant rights groups condemned the killing of the woman, who was identified by family as Renee Nicole Good, a wife and mother of three.Gov.Gavin Newsom took to social media to say President Trump had a role in the violence.
“His deliberate escalation of intimidation and chaos has consequences,” he wrote.“His reckless crackdown must end.”In a written statement, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withdraw Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from Los Angeles County and other areas of the U.S.“These ICE agents are undertrained and trigger happy and everyone who has seen this video knows ICE murdered this woman,” Hahn said.
“These ICE agents are too dangerous, and they should not be operating on our streets.”In a strongly worded statement, Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) called the shooting a “public execution.”“ICE does not give a single s— who you are, how long you’ve lived here, or how hard you’ve worked.They are coming for ALL of us.
They are armed with fear, force, and zero accountability,” he wrote.“I unequivocally condemn the actions of federal agents in Minneapolis.
The fatal shooting of Renee was a public execution, NOT self-defense.”Masih Fouladi, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, said it was not the first time that immigration enforcement operations had “resulted in violence and bloodshed.”He said federal immigration agents had fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C.”Last week, Keith Porter was shot and killed outside his a...