Members of the Rochester Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) have issued a joint statement decrying the recent fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Senator Liz Boldon, along with Representatives Andy Smith, Kim Hicks, and Tina Liebling, collectively expressed their condemnation of the incident, which resulted in the death of a Minneapolis resident. According to the Minnesota Senate DFL website, they are calling for an end to what they refer to as "ICE terror" and demanding accountability.
The statement, released following the event, makes it clear that the delegation sees this as not only a tragedy but as a critical turning point. According to the statement, "This tragic, barbaric shooting must be an ending. The ending of ICE terror not just in Minnesota, but in all of our United States." The delegates assert that this incident requires a beginning as well—the start of holding to account those who empower agents to operate with such impunity.
The Rochester DFL delegation's response emphasizes the urgency for bipartisan action against what they describe as a reign of terror. They are calling on their GOP colleagues for moral courage to protect Minnesotans, even if that requires standing against their party lines. They underscore the necessity for the United States Congress to exercise its Constitutional obligations to check an Executive Administration they allege is committing civil rights abuses.
The message from these Minnesota lawmakers resonates with a grim acknowledgment of continuous violence and a plea for immediate reform. "The beginning of the United States Congress doing its Constitutional duty to curb an Executive Administration that is carrying out a campaign of terror and civil rights abuses against its own people," reads the released statement. They conclude with a stark warning that the very future of the nation depends on such actions being taken. It’s a call for transformation triggered by tragedy, with hopes pinned on legislative intervention.
