Minneapolis residents are risking their lives to document what is happening to their city. In Pretti’s case, doing so cost him everything. We should believe what we can see with our own eyes. One can only imagine what Miller and the administration might have said about the shooting and Pretti if there weren’t an abundance of footage. Thankfully, because of the observers, the world can see for itself.
Charlie Warzel
Believe Your Eyes (The Atlantic)
He had planned to return to Ireland in December, but was briefly unable to fly due to a health issue, his medical records show. He was only three days overdue to leave the US when an encounter with police landed him in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody.
From there, what should have been a minor incident became a nightmarish ordeal: he was detained by Ice in three different facilities, ultimately spending roughly 100 days behind bars with little understanding of why he was being held – or when he’d get out.
Sam Levin
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’ (The Guardian)
A video from Kat Abughazaleh about the government’s usage of ICE as an intimidation tool without regard for due process.
We Need To Talk About ICE (Kat Abughazaleh – YouTube)
Scott Boehmer 