“The reality is a nightmare,” Laura Poitras said in an interview about her spectral short film, premiering out of competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival. The Oscar-winning director and producer does this bitter fact justice by shrouding the grim reality of the kidnapping and abduction of migrant residents in the US by ICE in the style of genre cinema. The documentary itself is only 25 minutes, but that is enough for the unsettling account of the ICE enforcement surge in the wintry Minneapolis of 2024. This year the deportation rate of migrant citizens increased over 70 per cent, fuelled by the brutal tactics of the Trump administration.

Prove that these devastating cuts are worth something.

I think of you at every station. I still talk to you in my head. I have to talk about you in past tense. I still choke on "was". In Minneapo

I think of you at every station. I still talk to you in my head. I have to talk about you in past tense. I still choke on "was". In Minneapo

Prove that these devastating cuts are worth something.

Prove that these devastating cuts are worth something.

Aminah Sheikh gives a powerful account of the roots and radicalism of Twin Cities’ victorious resistance and ongoing struggle against Trump’s ICE gestapo.

A major Minnesota exhibition responding to Operation Metro Surge through art, public memory, and collective care. Featuring ICED OUT GUERNICA, August 27–September 13, 2026, at Find Furnish in Minneapo...

Twins 15, Tigers 2: 10-run 6th leads to another blowout The Minnesota Twins crushed the Detroit Tigers 15-2 on September 1, 2026, powered by a massive ten-run sixth inning at Target Field in Minneapo

A major Minnesota exhibition responding to Operation Metro Surge through art, public memory, and collective care. Featuring ICED OUT GUERNICA, August 27–September 13, 2026, at Find Furnish in Minneapo...

"If this guy is let go, two years from now he will be talking to a control tower while aiming a 747 at the White House," an agent wrote 12 days before 9/11.

A major Minnesota exhibition responding to Operation Metro Surge through art, public memory, and collective care. Featuring ICED OUT GUERNICA, August 27–September 13, 2026, at Find Furnish in Minneapo...

A major Minnesota exhibition responding to Operation Metro Surge through art, public memory, and collective care. Featuring ICED OUT GUERNICA, August 27–September 13, 2026, at Find Furnish in Minneapo...

Aminah Sheik gives a powerful account of the roots and radicalism of Twin Cities’ victorious resistance and ongoing struggle against Trump’s ICE gestapo.

Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance — including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges — gathered in downtown Minneapo...

Popular rapper J. Cole praised the Minnesota Timberwolves' new-look backcourt of Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball during his recent concert in Minneapo

Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance — including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges — gathered in downtown Minneapo...

Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance - including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges - gathered in downtown Minneapo...

Tuesday morning members of community groups and unions targeted by federal surveillance - including some of the 15 anti-ICE activists facing federal conspiracy charges - gathered in downtown Minneapo...

More than 300 people in the Twin Cities gathered for a workers’ assembly to debate and vote on the next steps for the movement against ICE. Such assemblies have the potential to organize the creativit...

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to Minnesota after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The father and young son were detained Jan. 20 in a Minneapo...

Minneapolis leaders are weighing whether to launch a new “drones as first responders” pilot program that would send police drones to certain 911 calls on the north side. The proposal drew hours of testimony Wednesday as the Public Health, Safety and Equity Committee heard from city staff, police officials and dozens of concerned residents. The Minneapolis Police Department is asking the City Council to approve a 75-day trial with California-based Skydio Inc. The drones would launch from Minneapolis Fire Station 14 in the Fourth Precinct and stream live video back to Minneapolis 911 and responding officers. In a presentation to council members, the city described the program as “the proactive use of drones to immediately respond to a 911 call for service.” The slides said drones would provide “real-time situational awareness” so first responders “watch what is happening before they get there,” allowing for a more informed response or clearing some calls without sending a squad. Andy Skoogman, chief of staff for the Office of Community Safety, told council members the concept is meant to improve safety and efficiency. “Drones are not a replacement for police officers, for firefighters, for EMS personnel,” Skoogman said. “They are simply a tool that...

Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota, on January 26, 2026 (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) The editors of The Nation are formally nominating the city of Minneapo...