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Should we be comparing ICE agents to Hitler's 'Brownshirts?'

JL;DR SUMMARY The article by Terrence Petty debates the controversial comparison of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Hitler's Brownshirts, amidst Trump's intensified immigration policies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TrumpImmigrationAuthoritarianismViolenceMinneapolisBrownshirtsPolitical RepressionIceFederal AgentsChris Madel

Places mentioned

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"The pattern is visible nationwide, but nowhere more starkly than in Minneapolis, where ICE operations have already produced a body count: two defenders of immigrants rights shot dead on the street."
Minnesota, United States
"Statements made by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller, Trumps deputy chief of staff, were part of an effort to provide cover for the federal agents on the scene as was the administrations decision to shut out state and local law enforcement from any investigation."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Gregory Bovino, seen here last fall in Chicago, has been removed his position as commander of Operation Metro Surge."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"Starting with just 800 members in Munich, the SA expanded rapidly during the Great Depression and after Hitlers rise to power totaling nearly 3 million in early 1934."

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