As I raced around the North Hills of Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, gathering last-minute supplies for the impending snowstorm, I noticed a quiet wave of energy roll through shoppers as we navigated busy aisles. And then, I realized why: A buzz in my pocket alerted me to another nightmare — another human being shot and killed by federal immigration agents in an American city. I stood, holding bananas, as my feed showed me a video of a man on his knees being shot multiple times by masked men.
Again. It was happening again.
Not even three weeks ago, federal agents murdered a mother of three named Renee Good. A few days before that, another federal immigration officer shot and killed Keith Porter, Jr. in Los Angeles. Daily, our city network of concerned citizens is documenting the injustices happening against our neighbors. Pittsburgh — like America itself — would not exist without immigrants, yet we watch them be dehumanized and terrorized hourly in what has long been known as Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood…