Folge 91: Dispatch from the Streets of Minneapolis

In December of last year, thousands of US federal agents arrived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since then, more than 4,000 people have been detained in an immigration enforcement effort that the Department of Homeland Security named “Operation Metro Surge.” On the streets of Minneapolis, Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents were met by massive protests that intensified after two protesters, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot to death. Protests against ICE have spread nationwide, and Democrats in Congress are now pushing for a reform of immigration enforcement agencies. On February 12, the Trump administration announced that federal immigration agents would be withdrawn from the city. In this episode of the HCA podcast, Anja Schüler talks to Kelly Rogers from the University of Minnesota about the origins of the protests and the impact that the presence of ICE agents has had on everyday life in the Twin Cities.