"Not Above the Law": Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent ICE Activity in Minnesota

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Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's sweeping immigration actions in Minnesota have been widely accused of using excessive force, arresting U.S. citizens, denying people access to legal counsel and other violations. Now President Trump has put 1,500 U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota under the Insurrection Act, which would mark another major escalation in his attack on dissent.

"The federal government is not above the law," says legal expert Michele Goodwin, who says the administration's violent crackdown in Minnesota marks a "reversal" of how federal force was used during the civil rights movement to protect peaceful protest. "It's quite horrific."

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