"The Nation" Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

"While individuals and organizations have been granted this prize since its inception in 1901, no municipality has ever been recognized. But, in these unprecedented times, we strongly believe that the case can be made that Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, has met and exceeded the committee's standard of promoting "democracy and human rights, and work aimed at creating a better organized and more peaceful world.""

"As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the United States and around the world, and as the editors of a magazine that is proud to have included several Nobel laureates on our editorial board and masthead-including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-we are honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize."

"In December 2025, President Donald Trump and his administration deployed thousands of armed and masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Border Patrol agents to Minneapolis, a beautifully multiracial and multiethnic city of nearly 430,000 people. These agents have targeted the city's diverse immigrant communities and struck fear into all of its residents. As Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in late January, the campaign has been "more about tragically terrorizing people than it is about safety""

Minneapolis and its people are presented as meeting the criteria for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy and human rights. No municipality has previously received the prize, and the city is argued to have exceeded the committee's standard of creating a more peaceful, better organized world. In December 2025 federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Border Patrol agents, described as armed and masked, were deployed to Minneapolis and targeted immigrant communities. The campaign reportedly struck fear into residents and was described by Mayor Jacob Frey as "more about tragically terrorizing people than it is about safety." Residents have suffered harassment, detention, deportation, and injury.

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