Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant, Media Discovers Tragedy After the Fact
A federal agent shot a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg during an arrest attempt in Minneapolis, according to The Independent. While the article notes the incident comes a week after another fatal shooting, it fails to connect these dots to the massive expansion of federal agencies' powers and budgets. (Does 'arrest attempt' now include firing weapons without immediate threat? One might wonder.)
This isn't an isolated 'tragedy' but a feature of policies increasingly militarizing domestic law enforcement and border agencies. The narrative consistently glosses over the systemic dehumanization of immigrants and the unchecked authority granted to agents who, funded by expanding budgets, are deploying these tactics with increasing frequency. How many 'isolated incidents' compose a pattern
before the media is willing to call it policy?