Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The coverage treats these marches as a straightforward moral response to tragedy, with “remain peaceful” tacked on like a disclaimer. That framing skips the harder question: what happens to public order when protests are built around hostility to the very agency tasked with enforcing immigration law? A fatal shooting deserves scrutiny, and officers should be held to the facts.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.
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The coverage treats these marches as a straightforward moral response to tragedy, with “remain peaceful” tacked on like a disclaimer. That framing skips the harder question: what happens to public order when protests are built around hostility to the very agency tasked with enforcing immigration law?
A fatal shooting deserves scrutiny, and officers should be held to the facts. But turning every incident into an indictment of ICE itself erases the realities of border control, public safety, and the victims of crime enabled by weak enforcement. It also blurs the line between accountability and intimidation of federal agents doing lawful work.
A serious country can demand rule of law and transparency at the same time. If leaders want public trust, they should discourage rhetoric that paints enforcement as illegitimate. The principle at stake is whether laws are applied consistently, even when politics are loud.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.