A Kentucky state representative is calling for top elected leaders in Louisville and Kentucky to act in the wake of the latest shooting by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis Jan. 24.
In a statement, Kentucky state Rep. Nima Kulkarni, a Louisville Democrat and immigration attorney, called on Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to "stop his complicity with ICE" and for Gov. Andy Beshear "to be prepared to call in the National Guard to protect Kentuckians" as tensions related to immigration enforcement rise around the country. ...
"Today's deadly shooting is yet another escalation of violence by militarized federal (agencies) who are all part of the Trump regime's state sanctioned violence. This administration has been brutalizing citizens and noncitizens all across the country, in Minnesota, in Kentucky, and right here (in) Louisville," Kulkarni said. "People are being shot in the street. Children are being kidnapped. Families are being terrorized."
Her comments regarding Greenberg are likely in reference to the mayor's Summer 2025 announcement that the city would begin complying with immigration detainers — a request for another law enforcement agency to hold an immigrant for up to 48 hours longer than they would otherwise hold them to give federal agents time to take them into custody.
"This is not about a political talking point. This is about people's lives," she said. "Now is not the time to stay silent. Now is the time for our elected leaders to take action to protect their communities."
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