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Minneapolis leaders call the ICE surge a ‘siege’. My reporting from there concurs (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 months ago by pete_link@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Wed 21 Jan 2026 16.08 EST

The tactics of the federal force, too, have grown more aggressive and indiscriminate. Armed officers have appeared at schools, daycares, churches and mosques. Masked agents are stopping residents at traffic lights, or on their walk to the grocery store, demanding – at gunpoint – that they prove their citizenship.

The agents are targeting not only undocumented immigrants, but also those with legal immigration status and valid visas, US citizens and tribal citizens. On Tuesday, a group of local law enforcement officers said even their agents were being pulled over, reporting that off-duty police officers of color had been stopped and questioned at gunpoint by the administration’s immigration force.

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And they are still NOT declaring this a state of emergency.🤦‍♀️

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's laughable to me is how aghast the cops are, as if they didn't see a US senator get roughed up by ice on live TV earlier this year.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dude the cops thought they were all on the same team. Wonder when the first off-duty Hispanic cop is gonna get ICE'd. They already snatched Native Americans I wonder if doing it to a cop will have any impact.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I'm thinking it would go the other way, surely the local police have training to the effect of, if someone points a gun at you, you can shoot them. Eventually that's going to pop up.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

100% right

I wonder how it will all shake out this year, because I definitely expect more escalation before November.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's a ticklish situation; the rationale is that the protestors and local leadership have to resist in a way that maintains a semblance of normality, at least until midterm elections can be carried out.

Trump knows that when that happens, his power is likely to be curtailed. He's trying to create a state of emergency and build a situation in which midterm elections can be postponed indefinitely.

Once that happens, the whole world had better be ready for the real shit to start. It's been a rough ten years, but it's about to get away worse.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

midterm elections

That's quite a bit of time to have to hold out

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

I am not alleging that there is great hope in it, only that it is a remaining hope.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am aware Blue Nazis want to comply enough to enforce their flavor of fascism.

I am just worried civilians won't be able to wake up from electoralism spells.

Once that happens, the whole world had better be ready for the real shit to start. It’s been a rough ten years, but it’s about to get away worse.

Elaborate.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Elaborate on how the world is about to get worse? I don't think I have time, I have to go make breakfast in half an hour.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

Elaborate at your convenience. I doubt fash.world, Peter Link, or any of the mods will delete 🧵 .

Your personal matters are more important.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 2 months ago

Let's see how much work the ICEstapo gets done during tomorrow's cold snap.