Patti O'Keefe
Minneapolis volunteer legal/raid observer who documents ICE raids, recounts being detained and taken to Whipple detention centre, and describes organising to 'gum up the works' despite increased personal risk.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 27min
Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE
Patti O'Keefe, a Minneapolis legal and raid observer who documents ICE activity and was once detained. Wintana Melkin, director at Groundwork Action who builds grassroots rapid-response and aftercare networks. They discuss ICE deployments, how daily life changed, grassroots mobilization from George Floyd protests, rapid-response tactics and community solidarity to protect neighbors.
