The agent who shot Good has been placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation, as have the two agents involved in the fatal shooting of Pretti (via BBC News).
ICE has described its highly controversial actions in Minnesota as “the largest mass deportation operation in American history”.
“The ghost of Martin Niemöller haunts the halls of history/ When they came for the communists/ He said, ‘It’s nothing to do with me’,” Bragg sings on his impassioned latest offering.
The first line is a reference to German pastor Martin Niemöller’s early silence during the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s.
He adds: “When they came for the immigrants/ I got in their face/ When they came for the refugees/ I got in their face/ […] They use tear gas and pepper spray/ Against our whistles and our phones/ But in this city of heroes/ We will protect our home.”
He added: “I wrote this song as a tribute to the bravery of the people of Minneapolis. Knowing that these trigger-happy ICE thugs operate in their midst, they are still willing to put themselves in harm’s way to defend their community. Their resistance is an inspiration to us all.”
