Communities are pushing back against thousands of agents, sometimes at the cost of their own lives.

Monday, February 02, 2026 ICE invades Minnesota and Minnesotans fight back The Trump administration has flooded Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota with federal agents as part of its immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge — detaining children, intimidating protestors and community organizers, and killing multiple people. Minnesotans have responded with mass community-level resistance, including mutual aid and tracking ICE operations, despite threats and surveillance — including through systems built by tech companies like Clearview AI and Palantir. Backlash to the crackdown spread online after the January 24th killing of Alex Pretti, including among hobbyist communities and typically apolitical influencers. We've made some of our most essential reporting on Minnesota from this month free to read below. Please consider subscribing if you can to support more of our ongoing coverage. Read more More Minnesota reporting FREE TO READ Best gas masks On tear gas, and what it means when the government uses it on civilians. 'No more Minnesota nice, Minneapolis will strike' Scenes from the general strike in Minneapolis. Parenting in ICE-occupied Minneapolis What are you supposed to tell your kids? FREE TO READ I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by federal agents was my childhood best friend. It doesn't matter if Alex Pretti had a gun What is the point of law enforcement that doesn't follow the law? On the ground the day of the second killing After Alex Pretti was shot, photographer Steven Garcia followed peaceful protestors as they withstood being teargassed by ICE agents. Why won't anyone stop ICE from masking? Doxxing is not a good reason to have faceless police. FREE TO READ How much can a city take? As Homeland Security's siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts. This email was sent to conveniencebigstores.happyshop@blogger.com. Want to unsubscribe? Click here to stop receiving this email.   View our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1701 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. https://link.theverge.com/oc/66eb68f2fdd67066e507c629q4eam.3169/14c0a2dd