THAT is NOT gonna work if we see images of ICE exporting 5 year old from Minnesota to Texas….
That is NOT gonna work if we have images of ICE dragging half dressed people from their homes…
That is NOT gonna work if ICE is seen as a occupying force…..
At least Vance was NOT confrontational in is media appearance….
Vance also addressed the idea that ICE agents violating procedures and laws would be free of disciplinary action, saying they would NOT be and immunity was NOT ‘Blanket’…..
“The directive that I got from the president of the United States is ‘Meet these guys halfway,’” Vance said of local leaders whom he and other Trump officials have described as stonewalling Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s efforts in Minnesota. “Work with them so that we can make these immigration enforcement operations successful without endangering our ICE officers, and so that we could turn down the chaos a little bit, at least. I think a lot, actually.”
The vice president’s comments were in tonal contrast with his declaration earlier this month that the officer who fatally shot 37-year-old Renée Good — a woman protesting ICE from inside her vehicle, which federal authorities say struck the officer — was “protected by absolute immunity.”
He said Thursday that federal agents who “violate the law” are “going to face disciplinary action,” but that they would not be “judged in the court of public opinion.”…
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Vance conceded that he understood the public’s pushback on some of what they have seen unfold during immigration operations in the city. But he called for city and state leaders to allow police to better cooperate with federal agents to keep enforcement efforts more targeted to violent criminals, and he blamed local officials for making the situation more chaotic.
“From one perspective, I certainly understand why a business leader or why an employee would say, ‘Well, what’s going on?’” Vance said of complaints about surges of law enforcement activity at businesses and other locations. “It’s a little scary, no matter your position in life, if a bunch of cop cars show up and they’re arresting somebody.”….
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Vance said that as a child, he saw his own family members arrested, describing the experience as “terrible,” “heartbreaking,” “chaotic” and “traumatic.”…
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Public polls show that majorities of voters believe the ICE agent was not justified in shooting Good, disapprove of ICE’s work and think the agency is making cities less safe…..
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