"For weeks now, phones haven't stopped buzzing in Minneapolis. They vibrate hundreds of times a day one jolt for every message received by residents enrolled in the Signal groups that monitor the 3,000 secret immigration police agents deployed by Donald Trump in the city. On this encrypted platform, everyone's role is defined by an emoji code: cars, plates, bandaged hearts Some patrol the streets looking for the masked federal agents, who drive unmarked cars and are armed to the teeth."
"There are several checkin calls each day. When someone reports a raid in progress, the vehicles of the observers in the area race over to try to stop it or, at the very least, to witness it or disrupt the hunt for immigrants. Once there, they blow whistles, film the agents with their phones, and confront them. Sometimes they end up getting arrested. Each neighborhood in the Twin Cities (the metropolitan area formed by Minneapolis and St. Paul, with a combined population of 3.7 million)"
Phones vibrate hundreds of times daily as residents in Signal groups monitor 3,000 secret immigration police agents deployed in Minneapolis. Roles are assigned with emoji codes for tasks like spotting vehicles, photographing plates, and offering first aid. Observers patrol neighborhoods, race to reported raids, film agents, blow whistles, confront federal officers, and sometimes face arrest. Each Twin Cities neighborhood maintains its own group and restricts membership because far-right infiltrators and FBI review pose safety risks. Operation Metro Surge aims to accelerate deportations in Minnesota, prompting sustained community resistance and organized monitoring efforts.
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