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Witnesses tell Oversight Committee Democrats that ICE tactics have terrorized families and children
Summary
At a congressional oversight hearing, Reverend Tolgard and other witnesses said enforcement actions and on-the-ground threats have left families in Minnesota afraid to leave home and children fearful at school; committee members displayed images of detained children and of Renee Good, who was described as shot by an ICE agent.
A member of the Oversight Committee opened the hearing by saying that over the past two months "countless" people had shared stories of violence and terror, and asked witnesses to describe effects on families and children. The committee member showed images and asked whether families were too frightened to go to work or to send children to school.
Reverend Tolgard of Minnesota told the committee he was seeing families who would not leave their homes for fear of enforcement actions. "Kids are scared at their schools," he said, and "parents…
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