"Some Republican lawmakers have begun to break with the Trump administration over its "surges" in U.S. cities, targeting Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, Washington and Chicago since the summer. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) both publicly called for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's ouster. Murkowski wrote on social media: "The tragedy and chaos the country is witnessing in Minneapolis is shocking. ICE agents do not have carte blanche in carrying out their duties.""
""It is very unusual, and I think it reflects a sense of outrage that so many in the public feel about the behavior of ICE in dealing with what, for the most part, are peaceful protests," he said. "The very violent and, as we can see, homicidal conduct of ICE in some circumstances - I think there is a general sense of outrage throughout the country about this.""
Some Republican lawmakers broke with the Trump administration over federal "surges" in Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, Washington and Chicago and called for Homeland Security leadership change. One senator wrote that ICE agents do not have carte blanche in carrying out their duties. General strikes are historically rare in the U.S.; in 1934, 150,000 San Francisco workers struck after police shot into picketing crowds, prompting the 1935 National Labor Relations Act. A Stanford law professor characterized a national shutdown as relatively unprecedented but potentially pioneering if it draws wide involvement to pressure businesses and political leaders for reform. Several Bay Area union chapters reported not formally organizing actions.
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