The Risk We Face in Opposing Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/opinion/america-ice-trump-minneapolis.html

What must Americans opposing the Trump administration not mirror?

Its cruelty

What must Americans opposing the Trump administration not abandon in their resistance?

Moral integrity

What acts have federal law enforcement conducted?

Brutal acts

What part of federal law enforcement has especailly acted brutally?

Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)

What should legitimate outrage of ICE not turn into?

Dehumanization of opponents

What gestures does ICE perform?

Cosmetic gestures

Examples of cosmetic gestures that ICE performs:

Reassigning officials or softening rhetoric

What persists despite ICE’s cosmetic gestures?

Its systemic abuse and disregard for human dignity

What is sacred?

Every human life

What is every human life sacred regardless of?

Citizenship, class, reputation

What does society selectively do?

Humanizes victims of state violence

What should happen to ICE?

Abolished

What reforms must occur?

Humane and just immigration reforms

What should the humane and just immigration reforms be detached from?

Private profit and xenophobia

How should Americans resist ICE?

Through nonviolent, principled protest

What do the demonstrations in Minneapolis serve as a model of?

Organized, collective care and moral clarity

What does true resistance require maintaining?

One’s values

True resistance requires maintaining one’s values even in the face of what?

Profound injustice

What should we choose over vengeance?

Justice

What should we choose over brutality?

Moral strength