Several dozens

Already hundreds of people at the Eat Street block party

Eat Street has been taken over by dudes in flatcaps

Damn, i missed the summerslam promo at mpls downtown council's annual meeting

Big turnout at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives march. Photo from the top of the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?

"Each violation of press freedom plants and waters seeds of repression," independent journalist Georgia Fort writes after she was arrested for reporting on news.

I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

large banner that reads ICE OUT OF MN FOR GOOD at lake and lyndale

Large banner hangs over a building at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue on a snowy morning.

It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.

Minneapolis, February 2026

ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

"Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities … Currently, there are more than 73,000 people in ICE custody, a record. The new sites could give the agency an additional 76,500 beds."

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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me

"Following the fatal shooting over the weekend of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent, Trump has signaled a willingness to wind down some of the administration’s operations there," Wall Street Journal reports.

Noting cases challenging the Minnesota policies referenced in Bondi's letter, Menendez asks: "Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the courts?"

Mayers insists no.

The American City That Found Itself at War With the U.S. Government An escalating showdown between federal and local authorities is playing out on the streets of Minneapolis, making even some Trump supporters uneasy.

The fatal shooting of a VA nurse by federal agents marked a new and alarming phase in the battle for Minneapolis. How a city found itself at war with the U.S. government.

Chaplain of the Minnesota Timberwolves:

"Peace isn't what you ask for when the boot is already on someone's neck.

Peace is what the powerful ask for when they don't want to be interrupted.

Unity isn't neutral."

Minneapolis Police Chief: "I don't have any evidence that I've seen that suggests the weapon was brandished"

Thank you, Daniel.

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A link to the letter:

www.mnchamber.com/blog/open-le...

Signatories include CEOs of Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill.

INBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."

No mention of ICE in the letter.

John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 - September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound. John Greenleaf Whittier en.wikipedia.org

This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.

📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

Ive never seen a crowd of this size in this cold of weather.

downtown minneapolis

36 Lyn on 36th/Lyndale always works.

Also, the Holiday off Broadway/35W in northeast.

Fundraiser for Minneapolis ICE shooter that’s already raised $178,000 casually points out that the mayor is Jewish 😬