ICE officer charged with lying about shooting as voting rights groups ready to confront ICE at polls

ICE is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week. First, an ICE officer is indicted for allegedly lying about a shooting in Minneapolis. The charges: six counts of false statements, all tied to their official story about the use of force. Public trust takes a hit when the people in charge of enforcing the rules are accused of breaking them. At the same time, voting rights groups are gearing up to confront ICE at the polls, already anticipating that the agency's presence will go beyond oversight into intimidation. The news that this same organization is sending officers with a track record for bending the truth into our election spaces is a double whammy. When the people meant to keep us safe are facing criminal charges for dishonesty, and then show up to 'protect' the vote, you can't blame communities for being nervous. The lines between policing and politics keep getting blurred, until it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. Trust is a renewable resource, but only if you stop burning it for fuel.