On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti How Minneapolis is standing up to ICE
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Jan 28, 2026 Shannon Gibney, parent leader organizing sanctuary-school patrols and volunteer protection. Elizabeth Burgett, former ESL teacher running mutual-aid grocery and legal networks. Pastor Sergio Amescua, Spanish-speaking pastor mobilizing church relief after raids. They discuss neighborhood patrols, rapid-response chats, grocery deliveries, legal aid coordination, volunteer safety and community resistance to ICE tactics.
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Congregation Terrified And Attendance Collapses
- Pastor Sergio Amescua says church attendance fell from ~500–600 to about 80 people after ICE activity.
- He describes kids traumatized by helicopters and even Amazon deliveries triggering fear of ICE.
Fear Extends To Citizens And Documented Residents
- Pastor Sergio notes many U.S.-born congregants avoid public life because of trauma and friends' arrests.
- He highlights that citizens and documented residents are among those detained, increasing community fear.
Mutual Aid Surges Overnight
- Pastor Sergio describes a food-delivery sign-up that exploded from an expected 10–20 families to thousands.
- His church received over 28,000 family requests and organized volunteers to provide food and supplies.