WASHINGTON, DC — Following today’s announcement that 700 federal officers will be withdrawn from Minnesota, the Not Above the Law coalition’s co-chairs – Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen; Praveen Fernandes, Vice President of the Constitutional Accountability Center; Kelsey Herbert, Campaign Director at MoveOn; and Brett Edkins, Managing Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Stand Up America – released the following statement:
“Tom Homan’s announcement that 700 federal immigration agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota is more a minor concession than a meaningful policy shift. The vast majority – approximately 2000 federal agents – remain deployed in the state, and enforcement operations continue unabated. This token gesture does nothing to address the ongoing terror families face or the constitutional crisis this administration’s actions have created.
“The killings of Minnesotans demand real accountability. Families torn apart by raids and alleged constitutional violations deserve justice. Real change means the complete withdrawal of all federal forces conducting these operations in Minnesota, full accountability for the deaths and violations that have occurred, and congressional action to restore the rule of law. The American people deserve better than political theater when constitutional rights hang in the balance.”
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