"As masked men dressed for war surrounded the car my friend Patty and I sat in, all I could think about were the moments that had led to my neighbor Renee Good's death. "I'm not mad at you," she had told her killer. These agents, who I had to assume were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (they never identified themselves), were already banging on our windows and recording us. Then they pepper-sprayed the intake vent of the car. They were definitely mad at us."
""You're under arrest!" the agents yelled. Terrified, I thrust my hands in the air and waited for instruction. They did not give me any-instead, they shattered our windows and pulled me out. I was roughly handcuffed and shoved into the back of an unmarked Subaru. I was a recent volunteer to the neighborhood group that had organized to observe and report ICE after Operation Metro Surge began here in Minnesota weeks ago."
Masked, militarized agents surrounded a car, banged on windows, recorded occupants, and pepper-sprayed the intake vent. The agents shouted "You're under arrest!", shattered windows, pulled occupants out, roughly handcuffed one person, and shoved them into an unmarked Subaru. Community volunteers organized to observe and report ICE activity after Operation Metro Surge and a local killing, coordinating via chats and a public spreadsheet of license plates. Confirmed sightings prompt drivers to converge, record agents' actions on public streets, and warn residents with horns and whistles. Recording on public streets is a legally protected action.
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