Philadelphia Democratic officials are trying to send a clear message to ICE.
Standing in front of the Immigration and Customs Office at Philadelphia Field Immigration and Customs at the Center City on a scorching Thursday morning, is the legislators, immigration activists and district prosecutor Larry Krasner – covered by the signs that “there is no secret police” or “find a difference, Bandit, ice,” he said responsibility when the agency plans President Donald Donald.
The sense of the democratic state. Nikil Saval and Amanda Cappelletti conducted a press conference on Thursday about their approaching regulations to do it. The Act, entitled “No Tecret Police: Dismak Ice”, would forbid officers of law enforcement agencies or agents of ice -hearted face cover, one of many legislative efforts throughout the country, responding to reports and images of ice agents during raids.
“We all have the right to dignity, security and a proper trial,” said Saval, who represents the parts of Philadelphia. “To strongly arm, masked, unidentified people wandering our public spaces, our jobs and our apartment blocks, kidding people from the streets, disappearing our neighbors, terrorizes our communities and violates these basic, important rights.”
The area of Philadelphia has been raised in recent months to ice raids, and agents attack people in their workplaces, in courts or in their communities.
But there is no federal right regulating the apply of facial cover in law enforcement agencies, so it depends on individual states, said Saval. Legislation, According to the note The Pennsylvania, distributed to members of the Senate, also aims to discourage people from impersonating an officer or agent.
Pennsylvania House has provisions accompanying the Saval and Capelletti act. Other states, Like CaliforniaThey are working on similar regulations, and Democrats in the US CongressNtrodinek of the Act entitled “Lack of secret police”.
Krasner said on Thursday that he saw two cases of people impersonating ice agents “to conduct really serious crimes”, something he said that he had never seen in the city before. In June, the police arrested a man who allegedly impersonated an ice agent and locking the castle during a robbery in Mayfair. In February, three people were accused of impersonating ice in the Temple University campus.
“We know that this is a terrible idea of confusion between law enforcement agencies and criminals,” said Krasner, noting that the Saval and Cappelletti law is “absolutely necessary.”
Apart from Pennsylvania, A man who, according to the authorities, impersonated the law enforcement officer In Minnesota, he is accused of murdering the representation of the state of Melissa Hortman and her husband as well as attacking the senator of state John Hoffman and his wife.
Legislators from Pennsylvania mentioned this case as one of the reasons for the requirements that ICE and other law enforcement agents act with greater transparency.
The bill would require officers or agents during their duties to clearly show the badge with the name, number and department or agency, and to wear a uniform issued by the Department. They were forbidden to wear face, masks, “or other clothes that cover their identity.”
Exceptions can be made for secret officers or agents. People could also wear a surgical mask or N95 respirator if it is considered necessary by a doctor or a broad emergency health declaration.
According to the note, non -compliance with these politicians may cause civil or criminal activities.
“One of the many reasons I am here today is that the reality in which we are in was once unimaginable and is now completely unacceptable,” said Cappelletti, who represents parts of Delaware and Montgomery.
Erika Guadalupe Nuñez, executive director of Raato She expressed a similar sentiment and said that she witnessed the things that shocked her.
“ICE works without supervision, an emboldened fascist program and with resources and financing on a scale of the entire army,” said Guadalupe Nuñez.
Republicans have a majority in the Senate of Pennsylvania, which suggests that legislation may meet with the battle uphill, but Saval said on Thursday that they think that there is a broad social support, which, hopefully hope, will translate into support among their colleagues.
In Pennsylvania the House of Democratic Representative Rick Krajewski from Philadelphia He is a sponsor of the recipes accompanying Saval and Cappelletti. “This fight will take place in Harrisburg, it will be in the town hall and will be on our blocks,” he said on Thursday.
One of these fights could manifest itself over Philadelphia on the list of so -called jurisdiction of the sanctuary, which means that the city can be directed to refuse to aid in the enforcement of federal immigration regulations.
“For my immigrants, know that we have your back,” said Krajewski. “We are here with you. We are solidarity with you and we ensure safety.”
