Minnesota 50501

It’s looking like we may go two days in a row without an ICE Air flight out of MSP; meanwhile, in New Hampshire:

The ICE occupation of Minnesota is changing, but it’s not over yet. As DHS/ICE tactics change, the resistance is adapting, too.

Join our partners at Tending the Soil at 8pm CT every Sunday (TONIGHT) to get the latest updates on efforts to get ICE OUT of Minnesota.

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MN50501 lists totals for deportation flights that have occurred this last week and since Operation "Metro Surge" began Should be noted these are estimates, and ICE Air flights out of MSP This week (2/15-2/21) 7 flights 68 detainees 2026 (through 2/21) 72 flights 3051 detainees Nov 10 - Feb 21 94 flights 3683 detainees

We don't want to sound like a broken record, but it needs to be hammered home: they are LYING to us.

Federal officials told @angiecraigmn.bsky.social that we were down to “only two deportation flights per week from Minnesota” yet our diligent trackers observed a flight every single day this week.

@mn50501.bsky.social Urge your friends in all states: call U.S. Senators today to vote NO on H.J. Res 140. A simple majority of 50 votes this week will allow mining in the Boundary Waters. Filibuster doesn’t apply. 5calls.org/issue/bounda...

Thanks to all who donated. We're almost there now - this is what community looks like!

More innocent people were released from the Whipple Detention Center in Minneapolis, MN. It was a VERY cold night (the windchill) we couldn't stay as long because of it.

Thankfully, Haven Watch is there 24/7 (havenwatch.org).

Federal officers lied to @repilhan.bsky.social and @repangiecraig.bsky.social Friday when they said there were “only two deportation flights per week from Minnesota” (Craig’s words). There were flights every day that week, per @ottergoose.net, w/ 7 detainees Fri and 20 Sat:

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Members of Congress @ilhanmn.bsky.social and @angiecraigmn.bsky.social visited the Whipple Federal Building on 2/20/26, only to find it completely empty. However, ICE agents were still releasing people from it throughout the rest of the day and into the evening.

This #protestingpoodle thinks the best way to start the week is with a rally for democracy!
@indivistwincities.bsky.social @mn50501.bsky.social @womensmarchmn.bsky.social

At Whipple to give my thanks to the volunteers at Haven Watch who are here 24/7 caring for our neighbors as they often get dumped out into the cold without a coat and with no notice to their families. Haven Watch represents the best of who we are & shows we’ll never turn our backs on our community.

Confirmed ICE deportation flight coming to MSP, Sat Feb 20, estimated arrival: 12:15 PM

Shackled deportees will board the plane at Signature Aviation's facility between Terminal 1 & 2. Observe from Terminal 1 parking ramp - gold 7 is best.

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There is SO much happening in this next Week of Action against ICE, from marches to medic trainings and everything in between.

Here's a bit for today, but check out this Substack for a comprehensive list: substack.com/profile/1198...

Ice is *slowly* melting.

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If you can, help one of our patrollers fix their car please.

No Kings Round 3 is coming up March 28th - get your yard sign and show your support!

All proceeds will go directly to supporting protests, rapid response efforts, and mutual aid. Stand with us as we work towards a better future and let your yard speak for change.

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Oh mannnnn.

We will be other-ing them for the foreseeable future, that's for sure.

Even if ICE leaves, we won't forget their collaboration, intimidation and gaslighting.

Keep Minnesota Housed! Much of the medía has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction. Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds! #keepMNhoused

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation.

Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

11am rally and march at Whittier Park in Minneapolis, to mark 4 years since the brutal murder of Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE.

TOMORROW (2/21)
11AM at Whittier Park in Minneapolis

ICE is not gone, far from it.

We march for the lives that have been lost.
We march against the collaborators in local law enforcement.
We march in solidarity with our friends and neighbors.

Saint Paul Nonviolent Direct Action Training Sunday, February 22 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Humboldt High School | 30 Baker Street East Join a FREE Nonviolent Direct Action Training for the pro-immigrant, pro-labor, pro-democracy movement to learn and practice skills for safe and effective direct actions! Learn what makes direct actions successful (or not). Practice key hands-on skills for safe, fun, and effective direct actions, from de-escalation to linking arms to marshaling. Connect with fellow community members who are committed to safe, joyful resistance. Abundant snacks will be provided, as well as childcare and simultaneous interpretation upon request. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER BY TEXTING NVDA TO 30319!

FREE Nonviolent Direct Action Training in Saint Paul

Sunday, Feb 22
1–5 PM
Humboldt High School

bit.ly/NVDA-STP

@mn50501.bsky.social A simple majority of 50 votes will allow mining in the Boundary Waters (BWCA). Tell your friends in other states today: call Senators to vote NO on H.J. Res 140. 5calls.org/issue/bounda...

Gen Z, social anxiety havers, I promise, it gets easier each time. Just start with 1 call. Please.

Confirmed ICE deportation flight coming to MSP, Thu Feb 19, estimated arrival: 12:15 PM

Shackled deportees will board the plane at Signature Aviation's facility between Terminal 1 & 2. Observe from Terminal 1 parking ramp - gold 7 is best.

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Follow the Money If the Sheriff’s Office claims to preserve the peace while engaging in practices that escalate violence, then accountability is a civic obligation.

CooperatIon with federal agencies is NOT mandatory.

The family of 2 detainees was too scared to approach ICE HQ, so Haven Watch volunteers greeted them instead.

"ICE OUT NOW" written in snow on a wall outside the heavily fortified Bishop Whipple building in Minneapolis, which has been serving as DHS headquarters in the state.

Cold, snowy night outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis. More detainees were released, many vehicles in and out. Still waiting for things to wind down...

Wow, thank you for doing *slightly* more than nothing, Boy Mayor.

Amy, how do you square this with your voting to confirm Trump's judicial nominees that have/will rule against Medicaid expansion, Affordable Care Act protections, and Federal agency authority (including HHS and CMS rules affecting rural hospitals)?

Confirmed ICE deportation flight coming to MSP, Wed Feb 18, estimated arrival: 12:45 PM

Shackled deportees will board the plane at Signature Aviation's facility between Terminal 1 & 2. Observe from Terminal 1 parking ramp - gold 7 is best.

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Touching moment as 2 young men were released from detainment at Whipple last night. As always, thank you to Haven Watch for welcoming people home.