A man dressed as Batman appeared at a city council meeting in California, demanding that local authorities not provide support to ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
Speaking fast and furious, he accused council members of inaction, using obscene language to denounce what he called cowardice and inaction that put lives at risk. He praised one councilor in particular.
“You need to affirm that no resources from the city will be allocated to ICE, that no cooperation will be given to them… do something,” the man said during the meeting, which took place on Tuesday (27).
Understand the wave of protests in the USA
Protests against ICE (US Immigration Police) in the city of Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, began after she was shot dead.
She was in her vehicle when ICE agents were conducting immigration operations. When confronted by one of the agents, Renee, who has 10 years of experience as a deportation officer.
The action triggered outrage among the population. Shortly afterwards, two more cases further inflamed the demonstrations: a Venezuelan immigrant was shot in the leg and a five-year-old child was detained.
The last most serious case involving ICE agents in Minneapolis was that of a person shot while being pinned to the ground.
According to the US Department of Homeland Security, Pretti was armed, and the agents fired in “self-defense.” President Donald Trump regretted the case, but stated that the
Both the deaths and statements by Trump and other members of the government were criticized by Minnesota authorities. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the dramatic increase in the number of federal immigration agents in the city is not making the region safer.
After speaking with the president, Frey stated that the Republican agreed to the reduction in the number of agents. Trump, in turn,
