The DC Latino Caucus condemns ICE’s murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
The DC Latino Caucus condemns ICE’s murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. No one should fear any violence when protesting, when working, or when going about their normal lives. This murder is further proof that ICE and federal agents are operating without any accountability and with a complete disregard for anyone’s safety. Since the increase of federal agents throughout cities across the country, residents are being unjustly discriminated against, rough-handled, and facing inhumane conditions if placed in ICE detention centers.
This horrific incident in Minneapolis compels the DC Latino Caucus to hold local DC elected officials accountable. We are demanding a meeting with Councilmember Pinto (Chair of the Judiciary & Public Safety Committee) and the Mayor to hold ICE agents and the many federal agents who roam our streets accountable. To ensure we never let these so-called federal agents act with such recklessness. Sending letters to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is not accountability.
We urge the Mayor, Councilmember Pinto, and the rest of the DC Council to implement Councilmember Nadeau’s recommendations.
The Mayor should rescind her “Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center” order, which authorized indefinite local coordination with federal immigration authorities.
The interim D.C. police chief should immediately sunset the previous chief’s order on immigration enforcement, which authorizes MPD officers to share information about people not in their custody, such as during traffic stops, and to provide transportation for federal immigration officers and detained people.
The Council should exhaust all means to require that federal law enforcement officers are subject to the same restrictions imposed on MPD officers, not to wear masks or face coverings, and to provide identification.
The Council should strengthen protections in the District’s Sanctuary Values Act and close any gaps that have allowed the Mayor and executive agencies to cooperate in federal immigration enforcement. This includes acting swiftly on legislation recently introduced by Councilmember Janeese Lewis George – B26-0549, the “Safe Community Places and Policing Amendment Act of 2025” – which would prohibit D.C. agencies from providing transportation for federal law enforcement or their detainees, and from participating in immigration enforcement.