After the ICE Invasion, We Must Invest in Public Schools
We were told by Chicago organizers that no one was coming to save us when ICE arrived in Minneapolis to do their terrible work, and no one did.
Local government didn’t come to our rescue. People who thought the Minneapolis Police Department would protect them from the onslaught of angry, untrained men armed with assault weapons and military-grade chemical weapons found out soon enough that law enforcement of all stripes either stands by its own, or looks the other way when others of their ilk are breaking laws. Even when they’re hurting or even killing civilians.
Other than swearing at a few pressers, Mayor Jacob Frey basically did nothing to intervene on behalf of constituents—those from vulnerable populations, or those who were trying to protect them. In contrast, many city council members, including the council president, were standing shoulder to shoulder with residents to protect our neighbors.