Immigration enforcement is back in the spotlight following the shooting death of Renee Good in Minnesota, a former Kansas City-area resident.
Here in Missouri, State Rep. Ray Reed, D-St. Louis, has introduced a bill that would require ICE agents to clearly identify themselves while operating in the state. Reed told Missourinet that the proposal is about transparency and safety — not about opposing law enforcement.
“We hold our officers to a high standard across law enforcement, and they have to identify themselves,” said Reed. “ICE agents shouldn’t be able to slip through the cracks, and we we we’ve seen recently just how dangerous some of these tactics are that these ICE agents are using.”
Reed said violations could bring fines of up to $2,000 and up to a year in prison.
“I’m not looking to jail a bunch of Trump agents in Missouri prisons or jails,” said Reed. “I just want to get back to a sense of normalcy and just getting the current state of ICE, getting that out of our federal government because it’s not making anyone safer. It’s just scaring way too many people.”
Reed told Missourinet he is hopeful that the bill will receive bipartisan support.
“The overwhelming majority of Border Patrol and ICE agents are just guys and gals who are trying to just do their job and feed their families,” said Reed. “But the ones who are just following orders by this Department of Homeland Security to be more aggressive and less compassionate, that’s not the kind of law enforcement policies that we need.”
It remains unclear whether any Missouri Republicans will support Reed’s bill, but at least one federal lawmaker has publicly weighed in on the broader ICE controversy. U.S. Rep. Bob Onder, R-Mo. 3fd District, recently described the Minnesota shooting as self‑defense and referred to Renee Good as a “perpetrator” who ignored lawful orders.
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