"In what is arguably the most widespread effort in the country to combat Donald Trump’s severe mass deportation tactics, tens of thousands of Minnesotans have played a role in defending their neighbors from ICE."

"They patrol in their cars and document agents, give rides to people who feel unsafe driving, stand outside schools at drop-offs and dismissals to protect children and their parents, deliver groceries and supplies to families who are staying inside for fear of detention, and crowdfunding legal aid or rent."

#Minnesota #ICE #CBP #MaskedThugs #immigrants #violence #resistance #solidarity #Trump
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"The resistance is built on a longstanding culture of civic engagement, workers unions and a sprawling infrastructure of community-led groups, particularly those who advocate for the rights of Latino and Somali residents."

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Laura Kelly Fanucci explains why she, a self-described Minnesota Catholic mom, has become an activist:

"The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the detainments of children and elders, the countless friends who are U.S. citizens staying home out of fear that their brown or black skin will put them in danger" (continued in /5)

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https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2026/01/30/im-a-minnesota-catholic-mom-heres-what-my-neighbors-are-saying-about-ice/

(continued from /4)

"all have moved me to join thousands of Minnesotans in rallying to care for our neighbors living under the threat of deportation.

We are buying groceries for families who have not left the house in over a month because they fear being targeted by ICE. We are driving children to school because their bus stops are no longer safe."

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"We are organizing patrols to stand outside daycares and schools, to make sure children and parents can get in and out safely. We are fundraising rent money for neighbors who can’t go to work for fear of detainment or deportation. We are helping find midwives for pregnant women terrified to go to hospitals and finding nurses willing to check on elderly and disabled neighbors with serious conditions."

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"We are calling our representatives and writing our bishops. We are asking our pastors to speak up for their suffering parishioners and thanking our liturgists for including the dead in the Prayers of the Faithful."

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"We are mobilizing parish emergency funds, holding prayer services, buying diapers and formula, and bringing coats to the detention center where people are put out into the subzero cold after they are released, with no way to get home."

#Minnesota #MaskedThugs #immigrants #resistance #solidarity #Trump #ReneeGood #AlexPretti
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