This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Immigration has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in America today, with fierce debates over border security, deportation policies, and the economic and social impacts of migration. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Are you okay?” These were Alex Pretti’s last words, said to a woman after ICE agents had tackled and pepper-sprayed her. Videos from bystanders show Pretti holding up a phone,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are cities that live in you long after you leave them. Minneapolis is one of those places for me, especially as state violence intensifies there. When I heard where…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Detained for 23 hours per day in a dirty prison cell. Held without access to medical care or necessary prescription medications. Locked up, far from home, with limited ability to…
I never met my immigrant ancestors, but I know my great-grandfather, Martin Huppert, would likely have been deported under President Trump. Immigrating to America from Hungary at the age of…
A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half. Her mother had risked going into work to get just enough money for more diapers when Immigration and…
Minnesota has been the center of the news universe the past few weeks, with ICE’s controversial deportation raids and the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. But the attention of online audiences was already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, Target, Cargill and General Mills joined 60 other Minneapolis-based companies in an open letter calling for “deescalation” of the violence in their home state tied to U.S. immigration…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Winter in Minnesota is notoriously harsh, lasting until mid-spring and marked by below-freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and intense winds. It is a common misconception that survival requires either hibernation or…
If you are looking for ways to support community organizing in the Twin Cities and broader Minnesota area, please consider the following list of resources and mutual aid. Support Community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. The Marshall…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What would you do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on your small town? Residents of Willmar, a rural Minnesota town, are working on an answer. The town might…