WASHINGTON, DC — Today, for the second time in two weeks, federal agents murdered an American citizen in Minnesota for exercising their constitutional right.   

Statement of Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón  

President Trump’s federal agents shot and killed another citizen, further evidence of his failure to keep America’s cities safe. The American public deserves nothing less than full accountability and transparency for today’s murder.

Once again, one million Common Cause members are calling on President Trump to remove ICE from our communities to end the violence.

And our message to the U.S. Senate: not another penny for the Department of Homeland Security until ICE is removed and there is an immediate investigation.  

Statement of Common Cause’s Minnesota Executive Director Annastacia Belladona-Carrera

Today’s killing of another Minnesota community member is a terrible and completely avoidable tragedy. Minnesotans have a constitutional right to free speech and criticism of its government without fear of violence or murder. We call on federal authorities to immediately de-escalate and halt enforcement actions that endanger the public, and we urge Congress and the Trump Administration to rein in operations that are escalating into violence. Minnesota and every state deserve safety, due process, and accountability, not intimidation and impunity. Democracy requires accountability, especially when the government uses force in public space. 

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