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When the Government Shots First, Distorts Second, and Covers Its Ass Third

What ICE is and What it is Not By Mark M. Bello When the government kills a citizen it had no lawful reason to stop—and lies before it investigates—the Constitution is already bleeding. Renée Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three, was recently shot and killed by an ICE agent during a […]

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