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Dear Neighbors,

Renee Nicole Good [ [link removed] ] should still be alive today. Last Wednesday, she was shot and killed by a federal ICE agent [ [link removed] ] in Minneapolis, one day after the federal government deployed over 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis – building on our president’s obsession with our state and political retribution.

That same day, ICE agents came onto school property at Roosevelt High School [ [link removed] ], also in Minneapolis, tackling people, handcuffing two staff members, and releasing chemical weapons on bystanders. MPS had to close schools for the rest of the week [ [link removed] ] to protect kids from the dangerous actions of ICE in our communities. Think about that – public schools being closed because of fear from our federal government.

Regardless of how you feel about ICE’s deportation goals, I hope everyone can recognize that ICE’s approach is just bad public safety. It doesn’t appear they have proper training to de-escalate situations, their racial profiling sweeps up many who are not their targets and creates fear and distrust in law enforcement, and wearing masks is just chilling and further erodes trust.

And now, in a highly unusual move, the federal government has shut out Minnesota from the investigation [ [link removed] ] into Renee’s killing. This is such a tense situation. And it is absolutely critical that there be a fair and impartial investigation. Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has experience in dealing fairly with difficult and emotionally-charged investigations involving law enforcement. How can we trust the federal government to be unbiased, when the President and the head of the Department of Homeland Security have already made false statements pre-judging what happened? How will any result be viewed as legitimate?  

ICE needs to leave our state. None of this is about public safety — in fact, ICE is destabilizing our communities and making us all less safe. Masked men are coming in, arresting people without cause, racially profiling our neighbors, and wreaking havoc. We have seen residents kidnapped, a pregnant woman dragged across the pavement, and a baby pepper-sprayed. 

Please stay safe and look out for one another. I am so thankful for the Minnesotans who have shown up, peacefully protested, and lifted up Renee’s legacy. We should not have to fear exercising our first amendment rights.

Below are resources to familiarize yourself with, as well as connections to community organizations that are providing important training opportunities.


* MONARCA Training [ [link removed] ]
* ACLU Immigrant Rights [ [link removed] ]
* MIRAC Know Your Rights Video [ [link removed] ]
* Immigrant Defense Network Tools for Community Defense [ [link removed] ]
* COPAL [ [link removed] ]
* UNIDOS-MN [ [link removed] ]
* Immigration Legal Resource Center [ [link removed] ] – Red Cards. Cards you can print to keep so that you know your rights.





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If you have questions, ideas, or feedback  you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can email me at [email protected] or call (651) 296-7026. For more regular updates, you can “like” and follow my official State Representative Facebook page [ [link removed] ].

Sincerely,

 

Larry Kraft

State Representative

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Representative Larry Kraft

5th Floor, Centennial Office Building
658 Cedar St.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155

Phone: 651-296-7026
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