Hungarians were shocked last week to learn that the chief of police in the southern city of Hodmezovasarhely had taken his own life. In the preceding days, he had been the target of personal attacks in a pro-government local newspaper after permitting a rally critical of the governing Fidesz party. People were also exhorted to take violent action at the event. It's not clear to what extent his tragic death was connected to the public hostility,
Zeteo journalist Prem Thakker reported on Tuesday that residents in Columbia Heights jeered and shouted at masked federal agents in their local Metro station who were apparently there to assist transit police in holding train fare evaders accountable. While at the station, Thakker observed agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) standing around an alleged fare evader alongside the transit police.
âWe have a judiciary that is willing to stand up for the rights of immigrants and to oppose overreaching federal immigration laws,â said one supporter, highlighting Dugan's role amid national controversy.
"If Micheal Martin or Simon Harris really believe that they have this right, if they really are convinced by their own argument, if they want to get rid of our position as the neutral, I say to them: 'Go to the people, put the question, and she'll get your answer'."