In 2018, my friend Ady Barkan — the bravest person I’ve ever known — was traveling across the U.S. Despite his rapidly advancing ALS, he was fighting so fiercely for healthcare for every American. On that trip, he introduced me to @AbdulElSayed, who was running for governor of Michigan. He told me that Abdul would fight for Medicare for All just as fiercely as he would. Now, Ady was a prankster, and sometimes he tricked me, it’s true — but never about something like this.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father of three who built houses in Houston, started his own business, and raised his family here for 35 years. His son became a teacher. ICE agents killed him in cold blood.  Lorenzo is at least the 8th person killed, and at least the 21st person shot by federal immigration agents during the Trump Administration. There’s only one incident (in Hennepin County, Minnesota) where anyone is being held accountable. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is planning legal action – that’s where we are. Other countries have to bring action to address human rights violations here. Meanwhile, I was in court this week on behalf of a three-year-old who's been needlessly separated from her mother for almost a year now. And she’s just one of thousands of other kids. For Lorenzo, Renee, and Alex, for Estrella (not her real name), and so many more whose names we don’t know: We will not grow complacent, or tired, or distracted, or accustomed to ICE’s brutality. We will honor their memories by fighting to abolish ICE, protect our neighbors, and uphold the rule of law.      nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/im…