两位前总统谴责 ICE「暴行」

两位前总统谴责 ICE「暴行」：当执法越过红线，国家就必须停下来

明尼阿波利斯的冬天，本就冰冷；但在过去三週，真正让人不寒而慄的，不是风雪，而是联邦移民执法行动接连造成的两起死亡——以及事后铺天盖地、彼此矛盾的说法与影像证据。

根据多家媒体报导，两位前总统巴拉克・欧巴马与比尔・柯林顿先后罕见公开发声，痛批联邦移民执法「愈来愈强硬、对抗性升高」，并将明州事件形容為对美国核心价值的「警讯」：如果一个政府可以在社区街头以「执法」之名不断升级冲突、以「自卫」之名结束生命，而社会却只能被要求「别相信你亲眼所见」，那麼民主与法治便会在沉默中被侵蚀。 

两条人命，三週之内

第一起悲剧发生在1月7日。多家报导指出，Renee Nicole Good（37岁，三个孩子的母亲）在明尼阿波利斯遭一名 ICE 人员开枪击毙，引发外界对「致命武力是否被滥用」的质疑。更具争议的是，有媒体报导称现场曾出现救护通行受阻等指控，使案件不只停留在「是否该开枪」，更延伸到「是否遵守最基本的人命优先原则」。 

第二起发生在1月24日（週六）。**Alex Pretti（37岁，ICU 护理师）**在明州另一场联邦移民执法行动周边遭联邦人员枪击死亡，事件迅速点燃各地抗议与政治风暴。

「叙事」与「影像」之争：社会信任被撕裂

当局强调「自卫」与「威胁」，但多家媒体指出，部分公开影像与官方说法存在落差，使外界担忧：如果调查与资讯释出都由同一套权力系统主导，真相是否还能被社会看见。路透社也报导了政府官员如何持续强化特定叙事、却被影像与文件挑战的情况。 

这正是两位前总统所强调的核心：不是要把「移民议题」简化成左右对决，而是要把焦点拉回到最根本的底线——在法治国家裡，执法必须可被检验、可被约束、可被问责。

「越安全」还是「更危险」？民意正在反扑

事件发酵后，ABC News 汇整的多项民调显示，相当比例选民认為 ICE 的作法「走得太远」，也有不少民眾对政府能否进行公正彻查缺乏信心。这种民意的摇晃，反映的不是单一城市的怒火，而是对整个国家治理方式的深层不安。 

这不是一场「示威」而已，而是一场「宪政自救」

欧巴马与柯林顿的讯息其实很直接：如果社会把生命的逝去当成「代价」、把影像与质疑当成「杂音」、把问责当成「政治操作」，那麼下一次悲剧，只会更快、更常、更理所当然地到来。

今天美国需要的，不是更高分贝的口号，而是更低姿态、更高标準的制度：

• 立即、透明、可受公眾监督的独立调查； 

• 清楚界定联邦执法在社区行动的规则与责任；

• 对致命武力与事后处置建立真正有效的问责机制。 

因為一个国家的伟大，不在於它能抓到多少人、驱逐多少人，而在於它面对权力与枪口时，仍愿意守住：「每一条生命都值得被完整看见。」

Two Former Presidents Condemn Deadly Federal Raids in Minneapolis, Demand Accountability After ICE-Linked Shootings

Minneapolis has become the flashpoint of a widening national conflict over immigration enforcement after two deadly shootings tied to federal operations in the city this month—incidents that sparked protests, competing official narratives, and renewed questions about oversight of armed immigration raids.

Over the weekend, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton publicly called the Minneapolis deaths a “wake-up call,” urging unity, transparency, and accountability as investigators sort out what happened and why federal agents used lethal force. 

Two deaths in three weeks

The latest death occurred Saturday, January 24, when Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse employed by the Minneapolis VA health system, was shot multiple times by a Department of Homeland Security agent, according to city officials and reporting from local and national outlets. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Pretti was a U.S. citizen. 

The killing followed the earlier shooting of Renée Nicole Good, also 37, who was fatally shot on January 7 by an ICE officer during a Minneapolis operation. The case drew intense scrutiny after bystander videos circulated and use-of-force experts questioned whether the agent faced an imminent threat. 

Why the public reaction is escalating

What has intensified public anger is not only the deaths themselves, but the perception that federal enforcement has become increasingly militarized while accountability mechanisms lag behind. A Brookings analysis published this week argued that ICE’s growth has “outpaced accountability,” pointing to structural barriers that make meaningful oversight difficult. 

In Good’s case, additional controversy has swirled around the minutes immediately after the shooting. Witnesses told media outlets that federal officers blocked or delayed medical access, an allegation that has prompted calls for an independent review of whether federal policy on post-use-of-force medical aid was followed. 

Reuters, meanwhile, reported that Good’s death could become a major test of legal protections and immunity doctrines that often shield federal officers, underscoring how hard it can be for families to seek redress even when a shooting appears unjustified to the public. 

Obama and Clinton: “Accountability” as the line in the sand

The former presidents’ message—carried by multiple outlets—does not argue immigration policy in the abstract. Instead, it frames the Minneapolis shootings as a question of government power, public trust, and the rule of law: when armed federal operations unfold in neighborhoods, the public must be able to scrutinize what happened, and authorities must be prepared to discipline wrongdoing.

Their statements also land amid pressure from civil-rights organizations. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund issued a statement condemning Pretti’s killing and calling for action in response to federal law enforcement conduct in Minneapolis. 

What happens next

Key questions remain unresolved:

• What exactly precipitated the shooting of Alex Pretti on January 24, and what do body-camera and bystander videos show? 

• In Renée Good’s case, did federal officers follow required procedures for medical aid, and were public statements consistent with available video evidence? 

• Will investigations be conducted with sufficient independence to restore community trust—especially given the broader legal hurdles around suing federal officers? 

For Minneapolis residents—and increasingly for the country—the argument is shifting from politics to principle: even in the most heated national debates, lethal force in a neighborhood street cannot be the price of doing business. If the United States expects communities to respect the law, federal agencies must show—clearly, transparently, and in public—that they do as well.