Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Accuses ICE of 'Violently and Lawlessly' Killing Americans

Allegations Against Federal Agents

• 🎯 US agents, described as armed and masked, have allegedly shot and killed two citizens on American streets.
• ⚠️ Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon asserts that the White House has deployed federal agents to "terrorize our communities".
• 🏠 These agents are accused of kidnapping people, breaking into homes without warrants, and holding individuals at gunpoint, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
• ✊ Peaceful observers and protesters have reportedly been surveilled, threatened, and assaulted by government agents, infringing upon First Amendment rights.
• 🥶 An egregious example in Minnesota involved masked agents arresting an American citizen without a warrant, holding him at gunpoint in the cold, only to discover he had no criminal record and the target was already in prison.

Erosion of Constitutional Rights

• ⚖️ The Fourth Amendment is highlighted as placing significant limits on government searches and arrests, with judicial warrants being a critical component for accountability.
• 🚫 The use of administrative warrants instead of judicial warrants is a significant concern, as it bypasses the requirement for probable cause and judicial oversight.
• 🏛️ It is argued that constitutional rights, including those in the Bill of Rights, apply to "all persons", not just citizens, as explicitly stated in the Fourth Amendment.
• 🗣️ The argument that immigrants do not have constitutional rights or the right to demand a warrant is contrary to the Constitution and can lead to violations of citizens' rights.

Criticism of Republican Leadership and ICE

• 🚫 Scanlon criticizes Republican colleagues for distracting and dividing with hearings that miss the current moment of alleged government overreach.
• 🔍 She questions why Republican leadership is not investigating the Department of Homeland Security and its agents for the killing of American citizens and the use of excessive force.
• 📢 The administration is accused of trying to smear the dead and silence critics, including elected officials and journalists.
• 🌍 Scanlon finds it insulting that Republican leadership focuses on external threats when the most serious threat to American civil rights is perceived to be coming from their own government.
• 📰 A Guardian article is referenced, detailing eight deaths in dealings with ICE in 2026.