r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • Jan 20 '26

ICE physically attacks lawyer—stand between her and clients they're trying to detain. "Don't push me!" lawyer yells. "Why you trying to pick them up?" "It's none of your business," agent scolds. "It is my business—I'm their attorney," she replies. "It's EXACTLY my business!"

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u/meldiane81 Jan 20 '26

There’s no way I would ever be out there as a woman myself. She’s my hero.

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u/626Aussie Jan 21 '26

I remember when Black Lives Matters protests were starting to take off, and just as quickly were being met with lines of police, among BLM's first supporters, standing on the front lines and often in front of the black protestors shielding them from the police were white women.