Let's call ICE violence what it is

Let's call ICE violence what it is

Language is a tool of state violence, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the sanitized language following the recent killings by law enforcement in Minnesota and elsewhere. We read phrases like “vicious situation” (Donald Trump), “avoidable tragedy” (Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche), that a U.S. citizen was a victim of the “defensive shots” of federal agents (Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin) and that th…