Today is day 142 of the ICE occupation of MN.
More than 70 children detained during metro surge - each story is full of trauma and heartbreak.
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Today is day 141 of the ICE occupation of MN.
This thread exemplifies the actions of ordinary Minnesotans, who have spent the last five months doing whatever is needed to help their immigrant neighbors - mostly be doing things they never would have imagined before!
Today is day 140 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Cases like these are why it feels like every Minnesotan is raising mutual aid rent relief.
(You can help at StandWithMinnesota.com)
Today is day 139 of the ICE occupation of MN.
If ICE hasn’t come to your city or town yet, let us tell you: NOW is the time to organize.
Build trusting relationships. Get folks into Signal groups now, based on trust and connections. It will make what comes next so, so much easier.
Today is day 138 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Halfway through the month, we are already hearing that the rent needs for May 1 will be high, as families emerging from hiding are struggling to find wok.
You can help us get a head start on fundraising:
StandWithMinnesota.com
Today is day 137 of the ICE occupation of MN.
A group of organizers were discussing the lessons of the last 5 months, and came up with two key lessons Minneapolis residents have learned again and again:
No one is coming to save us.
and
We keep us safe.
Let’s keep taking care of each other.
(Yes, yesterday’s daily post was eaten by the BlueSky outage)
Today is day 136 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Hennepin Counry Attorney
@marymoriarty.bsky.social has charged an ICE agent with assault for threatening a random passerby with a gun.
We’re grateful to the HC Attorney’s Office, and hope this is the first of many prosecutions.
Today is day 134 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Today ICE flew 18 of our neighbors out of state on a chartered flight.
Read the thread for details on how Delta flies detained kids (including Liam Conejo Ramos) out of state.
Today is day 133 of the ICE occupation of MN.
You’ve seen Minnesotans fundraising to keep folks in their homes- and this is the next major need for many families.
The impacts of the surge are felt by so many people in so so many different ways.
Today is day 132 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Zeteo just released a short documentary about the current moment- we love to see media return for a follow up now that Minnesota isn’t in the headlines.
Today is day 131 of the ICE occupation of Minnesota.
ICE is still here - and apparently commemorating their time here with “challenge coins” celebrating the most violent units of DHS.
Remember that these thugs kidnapped thousands of people here, and murdered two of our neighbors.
Today is day 130 of the ICE occupation of MN.
We stand in solidarity with communities across the country experiencing their own version of ICE occupations.
And if it hasn’t happened yet where you live, now is the time to prepare.
And this has no bearing on what is happening in Minnesota or what this account is about.
Today is day 129 of the ICE occupation of MN.
There’s been a lot of focus on resistance and rapid response in the Twin Cities, but our friends and neighbors across the state have also been doing this work!
Cheers to the brave rapid responders of greater Minnesota.
Today is day 128 of the ICE occupation of MN.
This thread beautifully captures the mood here. Angry. Heartbroken. Tired. And absolutely committed to continue to show up for our neighbors.
Today is day 127 of the ICE occupation of MN.
ICE is still here. Neighbors are still being abducted.
So we’re here too. Still carrying whistles. Still standing watch in our neighborhoods. Still doing mutual aid.
Still fighting for ICE OUT EVERYWHERE.
It’s day 126 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Today in your reminder that ICE lies, is the story of how ICE agents lied after shooting a neighbor in North Minneapolis.
Just like they lied about Renee, and Alex, and Ruben Martinez.
Local reporters are doing amazing work bringing the truth to light.
I don’t really know what to say about this because we knew the shovel and broom thing wasn’t real. They just say whatever they want. I hope people outside of Minnesota are starting to realize that.
Today is day 125 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Today, as rapid responders stood watch outside Easter services, we’re thinking of the thousands of families wrenched apart by the immigration surge.
Many of our neighbors have already been deported, creating huge holes in the fabric of our communities.
If you are worried your town is next - start organizing now. Make connections.
Talk with five neighbors.
Start those signal groups for your school or neighborhood.
And know that every bit of organizing you do now will pay off tenfold when ICE comes to your community.
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It’s day 124 of the ICE occupation of MN.
We’ve spent 124 days protecting our neighbors in the streets, building mutual aid networks to keep neighbors fed and housed, and building the community we all deserve. And we’re still doing it.
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It’s day 123 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Minnesota is out of the headlines, but ICE continues to abduct our neighbors- their tactics have just changed.
It’s day 122 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Today’s ICE reports are concentrated in suburban locations, reminding us once again that ICE is still here, even when activity in the city centers has slowed.
Meanwhile, StandWithMinnesota.com is still raising emergency rent funds. Let’s keep showing up.
It’s day 121 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Rent is due today - and thousands of our neighbors still face eviction without mutual aid.
StandWithMinnesota.org to contribute or to adopt a rent.
It’s day 120 of the ICE occupation of MN, and we can’t say it better than Ian.
Help Minnesotans stay housed.
It’s day 119 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Rent is due Wednesday - so many neighbors are still trying to get back on their feet after more than three months in hiding.
Please give if you can
StandWithMinnesota.org
It’s day 118 of the ICE occupation of MN.
As the end of the month approaches, once it seems like every Minnesotan is raising money for mutual aid rent funds.
Go to StandWithMinnesota.com to keep Minnesotans housed.
It’s day 117 of the ICE occupation of MN.
Today millions of people, including 200k+ in Saint Paul!, gathered for No Kings protests.
The message is clear. No Kings, No ICE.
(National speakers, still looking to you to donate to rent funds!)
It’s day 116 of the ICE occupation of MN.
In court today, the government had to admit what we all know, that ICE is still here.
Tomorrow thousands of people will gather for No Kings rallies, including the national headliner rally in Saint Paul.
Come and gather together, and let’s Abolish ICE!