For months, people in my hometown were told, in so many words, that no one would be held accountable. Federal agents flooded Minneapolis last winter, and Renée Good and Alex Pretti were killed. Sosa-Celis survived a gunshot wound.
And we’ve all been trying to figure out what kind of government expects us to sit back and accept their version of events without question.
Here’s at least a tiny bit of justice. Let’s be clear — this charge is not justice for Renée or Alex. It’s just enough to let us know we have to keep going.
During Operation Metro Surge, Vote Common Good was in Minneapolis, helping people safely reach their churches amid the ICE presence in their neighborhoods. People have been terrified to walk the same streets they’ve been walking their whole lives — because of our government.
Minneapolis is not alone.
We saw that earlier this week when our Faith, Hope, & Love bus was in Springfield, Ohio, where ICE has swept up Haitian neighbors and taken local pastors away.
Now, the community of Springfield is grieving Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Wright State University student who died after being required to wear an ICE ankle monitor. His family says the device left him ashamed, isolated, and overwhelmed by bullying.
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