Consider This from NPR What's really happening in Minnesota?
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Jan 23, 2026 
Kat Lonsdorff, NPR reporter on community responses and volunteer aid. Jasmine Garst, NPR immigration reporter tracking federal enforcement. They describe intensified ICE activity in Minneapolis. They talk about surprising scale of operations. They highlight neighborhood mutual aid, volunteers protecting families, and signs of escalation in tactics and enforcement.
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Unusually Large Federal Deployment
- The ICE deployment in Minneapolis is unusually large for a mid-size city with about 2,500 agents on the ground.
- The scope makes this campaign feel unlike prior operations in other cities and amplifies its local impact.
Mutual Aid As Everyday Protest
- Neighbors are coordinating through large signal chats and informal networks to support each other with rides, groceries, and schedule changes.
- This grassroots mutual aid functions as a form of protest and community protection against enforcement actions.
Broad Local Opposition Emerges
- Reporters found widespread animosity toward the operation across Minneapolis, including from former Trump supporters.
- The campaign's local effects have shifted some previously supportive individuals against the federal approach.