Protesters gathered in Washington, DC, to sentence the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this week by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
With indicators together with, “The Trump Fascist Regime MUST GO NOW!!” And “WAKE UP AMERICA,” protesters marched in entrance of the White House because it rained steadily.
“I’m deeply concerned about the 10th Amendment being downtroddened by this administration and about the lives of common American citizens being endangered by a government that, in my opinion, has gone beyond its law enforcement responsibilities,” mentioned Jack McCarty, a protester who mentioned he’s initially from Minnesota.
The tenth Amendment of the Constitution protects states’ rights, and McCarty is asking for state oversight of ICE exercise.
When requested by NCS what he believes have to occur to make sure a demise like Good’s by no means occurs once more, McCarty mentioned, “I think independent accountability and oversight over ICE activities at the state level, in addition to empowering state lawmakers and investigators to be able to hold ICE agents accountable for actions within their state is a step forward to ensuring this tragedy never happens again.”
Another protester, Claudia Schur, joined the march to share her grievances towards a number of Trump administration actions.
“It’s a combination of everything that’s been happening since Trump took office but particularly the invasion of Venezuela and then the murder by an ICE agent in Minneapolis is just, it’s too much,” Schur advised NCS.
“There’s no rules anymore, no shame, no integrity,” Schur added whereas holding an indication that mentioned, “ICE Out.” “It’s just a country I can’t even, I can’t, I don’t recognize.”
Meanwhile, Julia Doherty — who marched alongside Schur — shared issues in regards to the polarization of the nation.
“There’s no sense of community. We’re just so polarized, it’s horrifying,” Doherty mentioned. “And we need to stand up and do whatever we can to, to effect change. Trump is out of control.”