The attorney general was visibly angry as she leveled bizarre accusations against the departing prosecutors.

https://archive.is/2OdeD

Attorney General Pam Bondi was so furious with six federal prosecutors who announced they would resign rather than prosecute the widow of a Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent that she fired them before they had a chance to give their notice.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 days ago

    ICE isn’t border patrol.

    As for whether this was part of their duties, that’s the question and oh boy this is going to be messy in the courts.

    • TimmyDeanSausage @lemmy.world
      10·
      2 days ago

      Ah, I thought he was border patrol, but he’s ICE, and you’re right. ICE also doesn’t have jurisdiction over US citizens though. I think it’s pretty clear that there was no probable cause to believe she, or her wife, were potentially illegal immigrants, were aiding illegal immigrants, or were impeding the agent’s investigation in any way, given that she was initially trying to wave them to go around her.

      If/When we have a functioning DOJ again, Ross is going to prison.

      • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
        2·
        13 hours ago

        I posted this elsewhere and got a lot of flack, but I’m pretty certain that there was nothing illegal with Ross stopping to see what was going on as that would have been a consensual encounter.

        It’s when the 2nd ICE vehicle arrived 30 seconds later that shit went sideways and became a detainment, illegal and murder.

        Had he pulled her over that would be another story as the pull over constitutes a detainment, but she was already sitting there. At the start he also didn’t order her to do anything or prevent her from leaving, and didn’t turn on his police lights while stopping, which likely makes the whole thing a voluntary consensual encounter.

        Petty much any law enforcement officer can approach/talk to anyone as long as its voluntary and no detainment/search/seizure happens.

        Edit: Just as an example, Ross could have seen the vehicle stopped in the road, and decided to see if she needed any assistance. He could have approached the vehicle, and said something like, “Hello ma’am, is everything okay? Do you need any assistance moving your vehicle off the roadway?” If she refused and said no, assuming there is no case for impeding/obstructing, the correct answer would then be, “Okay, I’ll have to call this into the local PD, but you’re free to go. I can’t guarantee what will happen once they arrive though”