"The regime has lashed out in turn, increasingly directing its violence and intimidation toward U.S. citizens attempting to stand up for their loved ones and neighbors, whether that's detaining people and allegedly offering to pay them for the names of immigrants or protest organizers, or simply applying brunt, physical violence, as in the case of 21-year-old California resident and citizen Kaden Rummler, who was permanently blinded by an immigration agent this week when he was shot in the face by a "less than lethal" munition."
"The last time just so happened to likewise be connected to another famous case of police brutality employed against an American citizen, Rodney King. When courts found the officers who engaged in a savage, senseless beating of King not guilty, Los Angeles erupted in protests and riots in anger over the decision, leading President George H.W. Bush to deploy American troops to disperse the riots."
U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, provoking intense public outrage. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intensified enforcement in Minnesota and nationwide, often using aggressive tactics that affected both immigrants and U.S. citizens. Authorities allegedly detained people and offered payment for names of immigrants or protest organizers. A 21-year-old California resident, Kaden Rummler, was permanently blinded when shot in the face by a "less than lethal" munition fired by an immigration agent. President Donald Trump threatened immediate invocation of the Insurrection Act to deploy the military in Minneapolis. The Insurrection Act had not been used in the U.S. for over 33 years, previously tied to unrest after the Rodney King beating.
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