Shri Thanedar Faces Racist Backlash After Calling to Abolish ICE—Here’s What’s Really Happening
After introducing the ‘Abolish ICE Act’ in response to a deadly police shooting in Minneapolis, U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar—an Indian immigrant who built a life from scratch in America—was met not with policy debate, but with vile racist abuse online. Critics mocked his accent, demanded he be ‘deported,’ and weaponized xenophobia to silence his call for immigration reform. This isn’t just about one lawmaker—it’s a stark reflection of the toxic climate facing immigrant voices in American politics today.
