"We were at the Uptown Minneapolis VFW at an event hosted by Rep. Ilhan Omar, a thank-you party for Minnesotans who fought ICE in ways big and small. There were tacos and drinks, and dancing, though I never saw Stancil dance, which is not to say it never happened. A friend of mine who knows of Stancil from his work on school desegregation was surprised I knew who he was. She had no idea he was a combative, divisive online personality."
"When I approached Stancil, who is almost shockingly boyish-looking in person, he was talking to former New York City comptroller Brad Lander. He had flown to Minneapolis that day to learn about the local response to a federal occupation. Stancil offered to let Lander tag along on one of his ICE patrols - a practice locals now call "commuting" - and said I could join them if I wanted."
Will Stancil attended a Minneapolis event thanking people who opposed ICE and met community members there. Stancil has a reputation as a combative, divisive online personality with past arguments on Bluesky and X. He traveled to Minneapolis to learn about the local response to a federal occupation and invited others, including Brad Lander and reporters, to join his ICE patrols. Locals call the practice "commuting." Openness to media coverage led to his removal from a neighborhood Signal group where many commuters prefer low visibility. Stancil aims to create a record of ICE's abuses and has been tear-gassed during confrontations.
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