Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE
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The Guardian
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🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is The Guardian. |
| 0:06.0 | Today, Minneapolis versus Ice. |
| 0:14.0 | I don't know about you, but this week it feels like all I've been watching |
| 0:20.0 | of video clips of what's happening |
| 0:21.6 | on the streets of Minneapolis. |
| 0:24.3 | High-pitch whistles piercing through the wind and falling snow to signal the presence of immigration |
| 0:29.8 | agents. |
| 0:34.3 | That's twice. Get off the street. Get off the street. |
| 0:36.6 | Since the beginning of January, thousands of ice agents have been deployed to the city. |
| 0:41.3 | Confusion, violence and chaos followed. |
| 0:45.3 | Two people have been killed. Hundreds have disappeared. |
| 0:49.3 | But that's not the full story. |
| 0:52.3 | This week we've been talking to people living in Minneapolis |
| 0:55.0 | about how they've been mobilizing to protect their communities. |
| 0:59.5 | Hundreds more people started going to training, |
| 1:02.4 | started learning, you know, joining networks. |
| 1:04.7 | And after the deaf this weekend, it has only by the thousands expanded. |
| 1:12.6 | What does it feel like to see your neighborhood become a place you don't recognize anymore? |
| 1:17.8 | We all grab a whistle before we leave. I know it's a joke here. Make sure you've got your keys, phone, wallet, gloves, and now your whistle. |
| 1:26.1 | Seeing family members dragged away, schools targeted, children tear gassed, |
| 1:32.8 | to find yourself standing between your neighbors and masked men with guns. |
| 1:38.8 | This has been a real campaign of terror and political retribution, |
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