Minnesotans who are active in anti-ICE organizing say they’ve spotted drones in their neighborhoods — and in at least one instance, hovering right outside their houses — in recent weeks. The Department of Homeland Security won’t confirm whether the drones are theirs, but ICE has reportedly used license-plate readers and facial recognition technology to surveil activists in Minneapolis.
The internet personality has been chasing ICE on the streets of Minneapolis, but fellow locals are divided on whether he’s helping or hurting the cause.
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
Senate Democrats blocked a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, which could trigger a temporary shutdown of the department. The vote was 52 to 47, with just one Democrat — Sen. John Fetterman — voting in favor.
“We will not support an extension of the status quo,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote.
The triumphalist narrative of Minnesotans fighting back has taken hold nationally. But on the ground, the occupation is everywhere.
The story of a man who spent 10 hours in a freezing federal building while his friends and family feared for the worst.
