Rachel M. Cohen is a contributing writer to The Intercept and a freelance journalist based in D.C. She reports primarily on cities, schools, policing and politics. Her work has been published in Slate, Vice, CityLab, among other outlets.
We do know that protests against ICE raids have been intensifying around the country for months, alongside protests opposing perceived power-grabs by the Trump administration.
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.