Homeland Security Discovers Venezuela, Sends Agent with Gun
A federal immigration agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg during a traffic stop in Minneapolis, sparking protests. Apparently, the 'homeland' now extends to stopping people over minor infractions and employing agents whose first response is a firearm. One might wonder if this aggressive approach to immigration control is receiving the same scrutiny as, say, criticisms of border walls. (Spoiler:
it isn’t.) This isn't an isolated incident; it's a feature, not a bug, of a system designed to militarize domestic policing. While mainstream media focuses on the 'protests,' they rarely delve into the systemic brutality that normalizes federal agents shooting people for, one assumes, not having proper paperwork. The US doesn't need to send troops to Venezuela anymore when it can bring the
conflict to its own streets.