ICE surge prompts street patrols surrounding Minneapolis schools
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Volunteers in the Twin Cities have started patrolling near schools using walkie-talkies and group chats to alert families and staff about immigration enforcement activities amid a surge of federal immigration personnel in Minnesota.
- The patrols aim to protect non-U.S. citizen parents and school staff who fear detention while traveling to and from schools, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer.
- Over 3,000 federal immigration agents have been deployed in Minnesota recently, resulting in over 2,500 undocumented immigrant arrests in Minneapolis since November under Operation Metro Surge, which has heightened community tensions.
- The increased enforcement has led to clashes between federal officers, parents, and educators, prompting Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools to offer online
