As we emerge from Shabbat, we are enraged and heartbroken by the news of yet another shooting in Minneapolis by federal immigration enforcement officials.
This is an unprecedented moment, when communities are being brutalized, and immigrants and refugees are living in terror. Immigration enforcement operations are escalating without meaningful oversight or accountability.
At HIAS, we see the impact of these policies every day. We work with people who are afraid to take their children to school, to go to work, or to seek medical care. Many have built lives, families, and careers in their communities for years or decades, yet now live in constant fear of being torn away from everything they know.
Despite this, Congress is currently considering legislation that would increase funding for ICE without adding new accountability measures. HIAS has advocated strongly against these funding increases and encourages supporters to take action alongside us.
For more than 120 years, HIAS has stood with refugees and displaced people. Our history has taught us a clear lesson: when government agencies operate without accountability, vulnerable people pay the price.
May the memories of Alex Pretti and Renee Good be a blessing. HIAS stands with their families and with communities across the country demanding an end to violence and a system rooted in justice and accountability.
