Democrats Urge Locals To Call Cops On ICE

Democratic Arlington County Board chair Matt de Ferranti and Democratic board member Takis Karantonis encouraged residents of the Northern Virginia county to call 911 when seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in their neighborhoods.

De Ferranti held a board meeting on Saturday which opened with a 30-second moment of silence for all the civilians who have been fatally shot by ICE, mentioning by name Renee Good who was fatally shot by an ICE agent after she hit an officer with her car. The board chair then encouraged citizens to call the 911 emergency lines so local officials would know when ICE is in Arlington County.

“To be clear, the law prohibits our public safety professionals and all of 🇺🇸US from interfering with the enforcement of federal immigration law,” said de Ferranti. “That said our responsibility is not just to follow the law but to do everything possible within it to protect our neighbors and reduce harm. That means working together to call 911 when we see ICE in our community.”

“Calling 911 is important because it helps 🇺🇸US know when ICE is in Arlington so we can better pursue Arlington County’s law enforcement mission, preventing violence in our community,” he added.

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