San Francisco Latinx Democratic Club

Latino Democratic Club Calls for Full Accountability After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

The Latino Democratic Club is outraged by reports of a fatal shooting involving an ICE agent in South Minneapolis yesterday morning.

According to eyewitnesses, ICE agents approached a woman seated in her vehicle, alleging she was blocking a right-of-way. As agents opened the car door, the driver reportedly attempted to leave. An ICE agent then fired into the moving vehicle, striking the driver multiple times. The woman’s vehicle crashed into a parked car a short distance away. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital from gunshot wounds.

The Trump administration has characterized the shooting as “self-defense,” and the Department of Homeland Security has attempted to frame it as a response to “domestic terrorism.” The videos clearly contradict this false narrative. We reject the dangerous rhetoric that seeks to justify lethal force against community members exercising their rights - particularly in the context of this administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement and deportation efforts, which have already sown fear, instability, and state sanctioned violence across our communities.

This death - reported to involve a U.S. citizen and community activist - cannot be brushed aside or normalized. If lethal force is excused without real consequences, it sets a precedent where federal agents can act with impunity in our streets. That is unacceptable in a democracy and incompatible with the constitutional guarantees of free speech and peaceful protest.

The Latino Democratic Club calls for:

- A full, independent, and transparent investigation into the ICE agent’s actions, including immediate preservation and public release of all relevant evidence (body-worn camera footage, dashcam footage, dispatch logs, and witness statements), consistent with due process.
- Prosecution under the law for this murder - no special protections and no political interference.
- Federal and local oversight hearings into ICE operations and use-of-force policies, including deployment practices in jurisdictions that do not consent to being terrorized by federal agents.

We stand with the Minneapolis community and with all immigrant families living under fear and intimidation. We will not accept a future where protesting government actions can end in state sanctioned murder justified by the highest office in our Nation. Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of Renee Nicole Good - presente!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: January 3, 2026

Contact: [email protected]

San Francisco Latino Democratic Club Statement Condemning Unauthorized U.S. Military Action in Venezuela

The San Francisco Latino Democratic Club condemns President Donald Trump’s unlawful military assault on Venezuela and the reported removal of Venezuela’s head of state. The President has now publicly suggested the United States will “run” Venezuela and open the country to massive oil interests.

This action is clearly launched without the express authorization of Congress, violating the Constitution’s core separation of powers and undermining the most basic democratic safeguard against unilateral war, and is not the first time this year the President has used military powers in sidestepping Congressional authority . Congress - not any President - holds the power to declare war, and the American people deserve transparency, and lawful process before U.S. force is used to topple governments abroad.

We also denounce any effort to impose a coup or install a U.S.-controlled political order in another sovereign nation. Latin America has endured generations of intervention justified by shifting pretexts - “security,” “anti-drug,” or “stability” - while communities pay the price in lives lost, displacement, repression, and long-term instability. The US is hypocritical in nature, destabilizing Latin American countries and forcing northward migration, only to oppose immigrants seeking asylum from the very countries the US interfered with.

At the end of the day, Venezuelans alone must determine Venezuela’s future.

This moment echoes a painful precedent: the U.S. invasion of Panama (1989–1990)- where U.S. forces entered a Latin American nation, captured its leader, and reshaped its political order under U.S. terms. Today’s Venezuela operation follows that same interventionist template, now paired with explicit talk of oil control and U.S. management of another country’s resources.

We call for:

• Immediate congressional hearings and public transparency of legal justification, operational scope, civilian impacts, and end goals with this illegal military operation.

• An end to any occupation or imposed governance and an immediate shift to diplomacy through reinstatement of democratic institutions in Venezuela.

• Accountability under U.S. and international law, and respect for the rights and safety of civilians and the Venezuelan people.

Our community knows history. We reject imperialist politics - no matter who is President. We stand with Venezuelan families,  our immigrant communities, and for foreign international policy rooted in democracy and human rights.

San Francisco Latino Democratic Club

San Francisco Latinx Democratic Club Condemns Federal Immigration Raids in the Bay Area

The San Francisco Latinx Democratic Club unequivocally condemns all federal immigration enforcement designed to terrorize Latino and immigrant communities - our neighbors, our familia, our friends. It goes without saying Trump and his fascist regime are not welcome, nor needed, in San Francisco. 

As multiple media outlets have reported earlier today, the fascist federal administration has sent over 100 agents to Coast Guard Island in Alameda to prepare for mass enforcement actions as early as tomorrow. This follows encouragement by local billionaires like Marc Benioff to send federal enforcement to our City, to further profits for corporations with contracts with active federal immigration agencies.

These immigration actions, in nature, are designed to terrorize and create the conditions for anxiety and violence in our communities. They are also a distraction, designed to deflect from the fascist regime’s deeply unpopular policies of shutting down our government, taking health care away from working people, and an attempt to steal elections to prevent Republicans from losing control. Our local leaders must step up to use all tools available to fight this authoritarianism locally, as this administration continues to operate outside of the law.

We, as a community, must not take the bait for distractions but must continue to create as much public pressure as possible to keep our communities safe. While this is a deeply fearful time for Latinos, those of us with the privilege of citizenship must respond with courage, conviction, and poise - not react to the chaos and violence they are attempting to create with this induced terror. We empower our community when we share knowledge and resources about our rights. Stay sharp, share the resources below, and stay safe if you are protesting. 

RESOURCES:

CALIFORNIA RAPID RESPONSE NETWORKS: www.ccijustice.org/carrn

Know Your Rights If ICE Confronts You: aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-if-ice-confronts-you

Resources for California’s Immigrant Communities: https://oag.ca.gov/immigrant/resources

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Fecha: 23/10/25

Contacto: [email protected]

El Club Demócrata Latinx de San Francisco condena las redadas federales de inmigración en el Área de la Bahía

El Club Demócrata Latinx de San Francisco condena inequívocamente todas las medidas federales de aplicación de la ley migratoria diseñadas para aterrorizar a las comunidades latinas e inmigrantes: nuestros vecinos, nuestra familia, nuestros amigos. No hace falta decir que Trump y su régimen fascista no son bienvenidos ni necesarios en San Francisco.

Como informaron varios medios de comunicación hoy temprano administración federal fascista ha enviado a más de 100 agentes a la Isla de la Guardia Costera en Alameda para preparar acciones policiales masivas mañana mismo. Esto se produce tras el estímulo de multimillonarios locales como Marc Benioff para enviar agentes federales a nuestra ciudad, con el fin de aumentar las ganancias de las corporaciones con contratos con agencias federales de inmigración activas.

Estas acciones migratorias, por naturaleza, están diseñadas para aterrorizar y crear las condiciones de ansiedad y de violencia en nuestras comunidades. También son una distracción, diseñada para desviar la atención de las políticas profundamente impopulares del régimen fascista: cerrar el gobierno, privar de atención médica a la clase trabajadora y un intento de fraude electoral para evitar que los republicanos pierdan el control. Nuestros líderes locales deben intensificar sus esfuerzos y utilizar todas las herramientas disponibles para combatir este autoritarismo a nivel local, mientras esta administración continúa operando al margen de la ley.

Como comunidad, no debemos caer en la trampa de las distracciones, sino que debemos seguir generando la mayor presión pública posible para mantener la seguridad de nuestras comunidades. Si bien este es un momento de profundo temor para todos los latinos, quienes tenemos el privilegio de la ciudadanía debemos responder con valentía, convicción y aplomo, no reaccionar ante el caos y la violencia que intentan crear con este terror inducido. Fortalecemos a nuestra comunidad al compartir conocimiento y recursos sobre nuestros derechos. Manténgase alerta, comparta los recursos a continuación y manténgase a salvo si es que asiste a la protesta.

RECURSOS:

REDES DE RESPUESTA RÁPIDA DE CALIFORNIA: www.ccijustice.org/carrn

Conozca sus derechos si ICE lo confronta: aclunc.org/nuestro-trabajo/conozca-sus-derechos/conozca-sus-derechos-si-ice-lo-confronta

Recursos para las comunidades inmigrantes de California: https://oag.ca.gov/immigrant/resources

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