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March 8 Women's Day March in Powderhorn Park South Minneapolis

Big Bend needs our help! Trump administration wants to build border walls over a hundred miles along the river access through #BigBend National Park and State Park. This will be absolutely devastating to this sacred, vital landscape. Get involved here: www.no-al-muro.com/links

@friendsbwcaw at MN state capitol on Feb 25, 2026 to defend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper sulfide mining Water is life and it must be protected!

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Friends of the Boundary Waters filled the rotundra in the Minnesota State Capitol today, 02/25 to speak up for and protect the Boundary Waters from copper mining.
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Yesterday, Feb. 22, people gathered at the corner of Robert and Hurley in West St. Paul to protest the continued presence of ICE in Minnesota and beyond. From there, they marched down Robert St., an area with a high concentration of immigrant run businesses, to show support and solidarity.

US citizen, Ruben Ray Martinez killed March 25, 2025 by ICE...

The same rhetoric used to justify the murders of Renee and Alex is being used against Ruben, but in his case there is, unfortunately, no publicly released video to challenge ICE’S version of events

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Reps. Ilhan Omar & Angie Craig Visit ICE Processing Center in the Wihipple Federal Building YouTube video by Humanizing Through Story

@ilhanmn.bsky.social and @repangiecraig.bsky.social speak with press after conducting oversight of the ICE processing facility within the Whipple Federal Building.

Some of the 500 reported ice agent still in Minnesota entering an exiting the federal Whipple building today this February 20, 2026.

Two people stand in orange vests on a cold, snowy evening in Minnesota outside the Whipple Federal Building, holding a blanket and waiting to offer aid.

Havenwatch.org is offering immediate care, support, comfort, and more to those being let go by ICE the gates of the Fed Whipple building in MN.

Haven Watch was created to provide resources to individuals released from ICE detention centers. The group offers immediate support, warmth, transportation, and connection to additional resources upon release. Learn more at havenwatch.org

A woman was released from Whipple on the evening of Feb 18. Family members waited for her near the barricades.
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Scenes from Northeast Minneapolis form the MIRAC led protest today, Feb. 15, 2026. Demanding ICE out and no collaboration between ICE and state government. Tom Homan said there was "unprecedented cooperation agreements with the state."

This Morning, Feb 13th, agents are still constantly flowing in and out of the Whipple building here in Minnesota. Yesterday Border Czar, Tom Homan, announced that operation Metro Surge was ending.

Oceti Sakowin Tipi camp sent up at Mni Owe Sni/ Cold River springs directly across the road form the Whipple federal building. Holding space at a sacred site offering prayers to those held in Whipple.

02/10/26

Feb 9th. A tiny glimpse into tht reality of MN. Feds are still occupying the state, people are still being terrorized even if it's not in the news anymore.

Candlelight vigil at the "ICE Out 4 Good" snow sculpture near Lake of the Isles last night, Feb 7th

Thousands came out to the public memorial service put on by first Nations people and Renee Good's family exactly one month after Renee was murdered by an ICE agent. Much of the event was a sacred ceremony that could not be filmed or photographed.

“Pray, honor, defend” The indigenous Lead rally at the Whipple building which included dance, drums, songs, prayers with repeated calls for ICE out of sacred, stolen land. Participants later approached the barrier fence and tied prayer ribbons to it.

Happening now outside of Morrill Hall on the campus of the University of Minnesota students have chained themselves to the front doors demanding the president of the university, Rebecca Cunningham whose offices in Morrill Hall, to show up and declare the campus a sanctuary campus. 02/06/26

Moments from last night's noise protest outside of the graduate hotel where federal agents are staying. About a dozen students and protesters were arrested by Police after 10pm when it was declared a unlawful assembly /public nuisance. An excessive amount of police were present.

January 30th picketing and Sit-in protest against Target in Dinkytown Minnesota

White Bear Lake, MN 02/05/26

Minnesotans are showing up for their community in countless ways. These roundabouts or "check points" to keep an eye out for ice and to slow down traffic as ice has been speeding through neighborhoods and going through stop signs in red lights.

Drummers from across the Twin Cities gathered throughout downtown Minneapolis for a decentralized protest against ICE. More than 60 drummers positioned themselves on separate street corners, using drums to deliver a unified message calling for ICE out now 🥁🪘

Jingle Dress Ceremony for Alex and Renee at their memorial sites. 02/01/26

Jingle Dress Ceremony at the memorial sites of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. 02/01/26

Feb 1st vigil for Alex Pretti outside the VA were he worked.