The unprecedented occupation of American cities by a bulked up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has led to a series of shocking scenes over the past 12 months, including the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officials in Minneapolis. It has also led to an incredible community response as people banded together to protect their neighbours.Guardian US immigration reporter Maanvi Singh has spent the past few months covering this story, including spending a week on the block where Alex Pretti was killed.Just this week she covered the release of a New York high school student released after 10 months in an ICE facility. [Read more about Dylan Lopez Contreras, here.]Maanvi answered your questions about her experiences. Read the Q&A below.How widespread is ICE opposition?MMMARCOMAC asks:Do you know if Americans, outside of areas directly impacted by ICE terrorism, oppose the use of ICE and the National Guard to impose military policing in cities across the US?Maanvi:
double quotation markAcross the US, polls suggest that support for the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics is slipping. In February, following the killing of two US citizens by immigration officers in Minneapolis, 65% of Americans said Immigration and Customs Enforcement has “gone too far”. That was an 11-point increase compared to the previous summer.
