The Take 'They picked the wrong state': how Minneapolis is fighting back
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Jan 29, 2026 Marcia Howard, president of the Minneapolis Federation of Educators and community steward of George Floyd Square, discusses organizing after the 2020 uprising. She recounts the week of federal raids and a fatal shooting. She describes grassroots rapid-response networks, mutual aid, daily coordination, and calls to abolish ICE.
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Mass Noncooperation Showed Local Power
- Howard recalls organizing the Ice Out Now march with thousands refusing work, school, and shopping to protest federal presence.
- She says the mobilization demonstrated broad local opposition to federal immigration tactics.
Escalation And Community Trauma
- Marcia Howard describes days of escalating federal raids and cruelty that shocked her community and provoked deep emotion.
- She recounts agents detaining restaurant workers, taunting neighbors, and turning a school into a photo op of invasion.
From Massive March To Violent Confrontation
- Howard recounts marching on January 23 with thousands demanding ICE leave and then rushing to an incident where an observer was shot.
- She describes being pepper-sprayed and likening the agents' tactics to military training exercises.