"After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good two weeks ago, the rules and rhythms of daily life in Minneapolis definitively changed. More than 2,000 federal officers have been let loose on the city purportedly in search of undocumented immigrants. Schools, churches, and daycares have all been in the crosshairs-there is no safe haven from ICE enforcement in the Twin Cities-and in response, the city's residents have come together to create rapid response networks to protect their neighbors."
"It is not the first American city to be under siege from ICE, and it looks like it may not be the last. President Donald Trump has said he's weighing sending US troops to Minneapolis under the 19th-century Insurrection Act after the courts blocked his earlier mobilization of the National Guard in California and Illinois. Even if that doesn't happen, thanks to the billions of dollars pouring into ICE coffers, roving bands of masked, armed agents have been unleashed across the country."
"When you wake up in the morning, you get dressed, you put on your whistle, just in case you happen to see ICE nearby so that you can alert other people. I go into work, where we try to make it as normal as we can for the kids, but there's this level of anxiety the teachers have. It's most heightened when I'm out at recess and I'm having to scan: one eye on the kids, one eye on the perimeter."
An ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, triggering a massive federal enforcement response in Minneapolis. More than 2,000 federal officers have been deployed across the city, reportedly to locate undocumented immigrants. Schools, churches, and daycares face scrutiny and no locations are considered safe from enforcement actions. Residents have organized rapid-response networks to warn and protect community members. The administration has considered deploying US troops under the Insurrection Act after courts blocked earlier National Guard mobilizations. Increased funding for ICE has enabled roving, often masked and armed agents to operate nationwide. Daily life now includes heightened vigilance and collective responsibility for neighbor safety.
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