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Tag: Minneapolis

🦄 Eco, Protest & Direct Action

Activists Drop ‘Stop Line 5’ Banner From Stone Arch Bridge, Urge Michigan to Block Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permits

July 5, 2026July 6, 2026

Minneapolis, MN — Stop Line 5 activists dropped a huge banner that read “Stop Line 5” from the Stone Arch Bridge, which spans across the Mississippi River on Tuesday morning and called on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to “Deny the Line 5 tunnel permits.” One…

🦄 Police

Operation Metro Surge ‘Brought Terror and Human Rights Violations to Minnesota Communities’

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026

Minneapolis, MN — The federal government’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota earlier this year left in its wake human rights violations, widespread terror and laid bare the United States immigration enforcement’s volatile and abusive behavior, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published June…

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action

Federal Case Unravels, Four Felony Charges on Minnesota Activist Are Turned Into One Misdemeanor

June 25, 2026June 28, 2026

Artist and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez had five federal charges with a possibility of eight years in prison reduced to one misdemeanor and was sentenced to time served and a $25 administration fine on June 23, 2026.

🦄 Labor, Protest & Direct Action

May Day Strong Shoots for National Solidarity on International Workers’ Day

April 29, 2026May 4, 2026

Will the broad coalition of unions, nonprofits and activist groups make a long-term impact?

🦄 Borders & Migration, Labor

Plaza México Businesses Demand State Relief Due to ICE Surge’s Severe Economic Impacts

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Small business owners at Minnesota’s largest Latine shopping center are calling for government support in the wake of Trump’s ICE surge.

🦄 Investigative, Police, Social Control

ALPRs and Minneapolis’ Growing Discriminatory Surveillance Dragnet

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), an extremely invasive form of public surveillance, have been around for decades, but lately they have been becoming more prevalent.

🦄 Land & Housing, Protest & Direct Action

Tenants Call on Minneapolis City Council to Override Mayor’s Veto on Eviction Protections

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Minneapolis, MN — During a press conference on March 12, 2026, near eviction court in the Hennepin County Government Center, renters, tenant union members, and elected officials gathered to speak about the importance of an eviction moratorium following Operation Metro Surge, the deadly multi-month-long federal…

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action

Police Mass Arrest Protesters Again After Whipple Protest, Ending Week of Action

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Dozens of people were arrested by state police and Hennepin County sheriff's deputies after a march against ICE to the Whipple Federal Building on Sunday, March 1, during the last planned protest of the 'Bring the Heat Melt The Ice!' week of action in Minnesota.

🦄 Borders & Migration, Social Control

ICE in Minnesota — Days 72-77: ICE Raids Continue After Politicians Declare Operation Over, Food Security Plummets as Economy Damaged

February 17, 2026February 18, 2026

Continuing our news briefs documenting ICE in Minnesota, catch up on some of the ICE activity in the state during days 72-77.

🦄 Community, Land & Housing, Protest & Direct Action

Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until ‘Land Back’

February 11, 2026February 22, 2026

Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota people, and invite state officials like Gov. Tim Walz, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to have a conversation.

🦄 Racism & Far-Right

The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang

February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

Facing new felony charges in Minnesota, white supremacist grifter and agitator Edward "Jake" Lang continues to rack up some embarrassing moments.

🦄 Borders & Migration, Protest & Direct Action

Minnesota Students Arrested After Locking Down to Morrill Hall, Demanding Sanctuary Campus

February 7, 2026February 12, 2026

Students at the University of Minnesota were arrested for locking down to the administration building demanding the campus become a sanctuary without access for federal agents.


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