"If there's been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it's the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city. They are the ever-moving shadow of the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge. They are teachers, scientists and stay-at-home parents. They own small businesses and wait tables. Their network is sprawling, often anonymous and with few overall objectives beyond helping immigrants, warning of approaching agents or filming videos to show the world what is happening."
"including the transfer of Gregory Bovino, the senior Border Patrol official who was the public face of the immigration crackdown. "I think that everyone slept a little better knowing that Bovino had been kicked out of Minneapolis," said Andrew Fahlstrom, who helps run Defend the 612, a hub for volunteer networks. "But I don't think the threat that we're under will change because they change out the local puppets.""
Operation Metro Surge deployed hundreds of ICE and Border Patrol officers across Minneapolis, resulting in more than 3,400 arrests as masked, heavily armed agents traveled in convoys of unmarked SUVs. Agents have stopped and questioned residents, including off-duty Latino and Black police officers and city workers, and have used aggressive entry tactics. Thousands of local volunteers—teachers, scientists, parents, small-business owners and service workers—have organized to follow agents, warn communities, assist immigrants and document actions. The White House moved a senior Border Patrol official after a local killing, but volunteer monitoring and support networks continue to operate.
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